2 network cards?
a short time ago i rebuilt my computer with a new motherboard. when putting it back together without thinking that there was already a NIC onboard ! So as it is in there i was wondering if there was anyway i could use it? my puter is running xp on a home network that is sharing broadband, oh and i am about 2mtrs aw ...
a short time ago i rebuilt my computer with a new motherboard. when putting it back together without thinking that there was already a NIC onboard !
So as it is in there i was wondering if there was anyway i could use it? my puter is running xp on a home network that is sharing broadband, oh and i am about 2mtrs away from the switching hub so running another cable is certainly not a prob !
any suggestions and how to's would be much appreciated
thanks all
So as it is in there i was wondering if there was anyway i could use it? my puter is running xp on a home network that is sharing broadband, oh and i am about 2mtrs away from the switching hub so running another cable is certainly not a prob !
any suggestions and how to's would be much appreciated
thanks all
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What I use my two NIC's for is one has a static IP dedicated to my FTP server connections and the other is grabbing an IP via DHCP on my firewall.
The only reason I do this is so I can more easily monitor packets on the dedicated NIC for the FTP traffic, nothing more. It really isnt making any difference in my overall speed
The only reason I do this is so I can more easily monitor packets on the dedicated NIC for the FTP traffic, nothing more. It really isnt making any difference in my overall speed
well i am getting the impression there is not really any point for me then !! oh well it was just a thought!!
thanks all for replies !!
RF
thanks all for replies !!
RF
nope - no reason at all if your not running some massive file server or something that is maxing out your NIC's bandwidth.
great thanks anyway! I was just thinking if there was a use for it but didnt know so i thought id ask the proffessionals !
Guess i will pull it out then !
Guess i will pull it out then !
