dual gigabit conncetions

[SpeedEng66]

sorry for the really dumb question

my mb has two network (rj45's) built on board

can I or should I connect both of them to my router?
does it do anything? (If I do connect them both?)

sorry for the newb q's

 

[skyking]

No, use one or the other. Both to the same network is bad.

 

[vorgusa]

it is possible to connect both with recent Nvidia motherboards and get a 2 Gb connection, but unless the computer is a highend server that is doing some massive work then there is no benefit to having the extra connection, especially since most cable modems go at 7 Mb and 1 Gb connections would not privide a benefit over a 100 Mb connection

 

[nweaver]

no, it's pretty much a marketing gimmick, because if it was a high end server, you wouldn't be using consumer class H/W, and would understand when/how to use dual nics.

 

[vorgusa]

huh? I did not say the nvidia motherboards that recently came out were high end servers. I supossedly works but there is no reason anyone would want to use it, I am sure it can benefit someone trying to go past 1 Gb, but I am not sure who would want to do that with a regular nvidia m/b

 

[xollox]

The modern nvidia chipsets support 802.3ad (Link Aggregation) which means that you can connect both. That is, of course, assuming that you have a switch that supports 802.3ad (which your router doesn't, I would bet money.)

The problem with 802.3ad is that a single connection is limited to 1 port, meaning you'll never use both connections unless you have 2+ people pulling from you (or you pulling from 2+ people.)

Bottom line is that 1gbps > 7mbps, which means there is no reason to do it.

 

[noreaga0221]

Weakest chain in a link....

You're connection will only be as fast as the connection at the other end. If you have another comp with a 2Gbps connection then it will be worth doing. Otherwise no. But then again your switch is probably only 1Gbps so again it won't matter.

 

[SpeedEng66]

nah it's no server board it's the same one in my sig
a aopen I855pentium m board

im using this sytem as a media center/file server
and only one of the giga's are connected

I was just wondering what I could do with it..
nottinmuch I guess heh

Thank you for everyones reply!!

 

[JackMDS]

Nah, for End-Users it is Just a Marketting Gimmick.

http://www.ezlan.net/faq#two_nic