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| Thread ID: 34688 | 2003-06-21 02:34:00 | Multiple Network Cards On One Machine | chiefnz (545) | Press F1 |
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| 153894 | 2003-06-21 02:34:00 | I wanted to know if I can have multiple network cards on a single machine . I currently have an onboard SiS PCI 900 fast ethernet adapter on my PC . It is connected to a 100Mbps switch which in turn is connected to my Nokia M1122 Router through which I gain Internet access . If I add a second NIC will my internet access and download/upload times be faster? Machine Specs: Celeron: 1 . 7Ghz Mem: 512MB OS: Windows 2000 Pro SP 3 Using UTP Cat5 Cabling & Jetstream to get Internet Access |
chiefnz (545) | ||
| 153895 | 2003-06-21 02:45:00 | Hey Having multiple network cards on a single machine is possible, however, this will not affect your internet access times at all unless your machine is a heavily used file server or something in which would be receiving a lot of traffic via the network card. You will find that your download and upload speeds will be bottlenecked by your internet connection speed. Therefore, it's pointless having a 200mbps full duplex connection to your router if your router is only connected at 128kbps. CyberChuck |
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| 153896 | 2003-06-21 03:01:00 | The other problem is that each host in this "multihosted" machine has to have its own, unique, IP address. This has repercussions all the way up the chain. Unless your ISP allows you to have two separate sessions at the same time it won't work at all. And it won't work in the qway I assume you want it to. Remote sites won't split the traffic for you between two addresses ... each is a separate client. This sort of thing has been done with modems ... but again it needed cooperation with the other end of the telephone line, and relied on that end's Internet connection for the speed, and the merged traffic "belonged" to one client session. |
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