If I have Two Network Cards And I put It ON One Pc What Are The Advantages I Recieve? If there Are Two Different Models And Stuff Will it Still Work?
2006-11-17 14:27:51 · 6 answers · asked by wedge890 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Add-ons
There is no advantage to having more than one network card in a computer unless the computer is being used as a server. Then the server software can create separate subnets to isolate two networks. For example, one side can be a network visible to the Internet while the other side is isolated and (hopefully) safe. The server can act as a gateway.
I'm sure someone will come up with some obscure use for two network cards in one computer, but it's not going to do anything for you like double your speed, or anything like that.
2006-11-17 14:36:44 · answer #1 · answered by Kreeshtar 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most probably its not going to do anything as the guys said above me.
The thing is that servers use 2 network cards to segregate networks and act as a router between the two networks.
And sorry to say that if you are looking for faster internet then a 10 Mbps card will give you the same performance as the 10 Gbps card. But if you are looking for faster network performance then 10 Gbps cards do help you a lot.
Sorry to say "Geek49203" but the Gigabit cards do increase overall performance but on the condition that the motherboards are PCI Express models. Since the sytem resources utilized on a normal motherboard goes to about 80% when using a 1 Gbps network card. If you use a PCI Express then about 1% only i.e. higher motherboard bus speed is required.
I read of an ASUS motherboard a while back it had 2 times everything i.e. sound card, USB Ports etc... even the network cards, wonder how they work.
2006-11-17 15:28:54 · answer #2 · answered by Monk Mst 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There's no Asus mainboard that has 2X everything. There are a few that have 2X CPU sockets (like Tyan boards), and there are many Asus board that have 2X NICS, but zero that have 2 sound solutions - in fact there's not a mainboard on the planet that has it natively. There are some PC "packages" that have mobos with onboard + and add in PCI card, but that's not "native" 2X onboard sound (which would likely cause IRQ/BIOS issues anyway). I know this from owning and operating high end PC shop for 8 years and using every major mainboard brand and reparing all brands including rare rebrands.
2006-11-18 06:06:53 · answer #3 · answered by Slick32 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, you'll want a router. The modems really function is to provide an information superhighway connection, not a community connection. i'm not constructive what you propose through "prompt card" on the pc. yet another prompt modem? Or a prompt community card? If its a prompt community card contained in the pc, then you truthfully have gotten to get a prompt community card for the computer also. Then a prompt router to connect both pcs at the same time.
2016-11-25 01:49:08 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sadly, most PCs can't push data fast enough to fill one network 100baseT card, let alone two. Gigabit is a total waste on a PC, but that would be your answer (instead of two NICs.)
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The "obscure use" for two NICs in a PC would be to make it a firewall / router.
2006-11-17 14:39:15 · answer #5 · answered by geek49203 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No advantage,as windows will only have one working at one time...you won't get double the download speed if that's what you were thinking.
2006-11-17 14:30:03 · answer #6 · answered by Jordan L 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋