Double ethernet ports on motherboard ?

taylormsj · 04-12-2007, 10:09 AM

How could i use both and would there be an increase in speed? I have a wired LAN connection

The Astroman · 04-14-2007, 10:14 AM

No. It just means you can be connected to 2 networks at a time.

elitehacker · 04-14-2007, 10:23 AM

Yeah you can't bridge them together. Having two would just means you can connect to two networks and I have found that you ALWAYS use the one you first connect to for internet if both networks have internet.

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04-14-2007, 10:23 AM	#3 (permalink)
elitehacker Diamond Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Sydney, Australia Age: 20 Posts: 2,413	Yeah you can't bridge them together. Having two would just means you can connect to two networks and I have found that you ALWAYS use the one you first connect to for internet if both networks have internet.