ethernet networking.

wolfeking

wolfeking

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Ok, I am going to admit right out of the box that I am not the brightest bulb in the pack when it comes down to networking.

Plan: Desktop (build is in the desktop section) with Dual ethernet ports. 1 to connect the computer to the router, and one to connect my lappy to the desktop via a cat5e crossover cable.

Issue: Motherboard only possesses 1 RJ45 jack.

Plan: add a inexpensive RJ45 add on card.

Issue 2: Dual port add on cards are expensive, starting around $100.

Ponderance: Will adding a Ethernet card, a single jack version, disable the onboard ethernet?
 
Adding an ethernet card will not disable the onboard. It can only be disabled from the divice manager or in the BIOS.
 
ok, so just to be sure, when I drop the ethernet card into the PCI slot, I will be able to connect my laptop to it and still have internet from the onboard?
 
Correct. You'll just have to create a bridge so you can share the internet connection.

What OS are you running?
 
I don't want to share the internet connection. I want to use the 2TB drive in the desktop to back up the files on the laptop. Ethernet is the fastest method I have availability to to do this with large files. The laptop has internet through a Intel 802.11g card itself. I just want to maintain the desktops Ethernet to browse and such while it is backing up.

The laptop has Ubuntu, XP, and another Linux that seems to change once a week. Been using it to kind of find the one that fits me.
The desktop will have 7 Pro or Ultimate. Haven't decided on which yet. Thinking of also putting XP on it just to have.

Edit: I am sorry, I could probably be clearer, but I am confusing myself a bit.
 
Rather than go through the hassle of setting up a bridge between the two, why not just connect them both to the router and set up a home network?

Much easier and should you want to add a new PC/laptop at a later date much easier to do.

This way you wont need the second ethernet connection in the PC.
 
because for 1, I am a network idiot.

How hard is it really to add a new machine at a later time with a crossover cable. Unplug from one and plug into the other. getting the data won't any harder than it would be connecting it to the network would be.
 
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Ok then Networking idiot :)

Its alot easier to set up a home network than installing a second card and using a crossover cable.

What operating systems are we talking about?

If both Windows 7, set up Homegroup. Make sure both PCs are set to the same name and that you go into the Network and Sharing Centre, Changed Advanced Sharing Options (on the left) and uncheck Password Protected Sharing. Everything else should be switched on.

If an XP or Vista is involved, set up a Home Network.
 
xp/ubuntu to 7. 7 is going to be setup as the backup drive. XP and Ubuntu are what I am backing files up from.

I don't see how networking is going to be easier. With the card, it is installed once, at build, and then all I need is the cable. Plug the cable in, and if the ethernet on the lappy works (which is more likely than a good wireless connection with this laptop), then the laptop will appear in the network tab of windows 7, and I can just pull the files I want to back up and be done.
Networking, While I have done it form 7 to 7, 7 to xbox, and vista to 7, I didn't like it. It seems to banter on the strength of the connection of the laptop, which isn't good to begin with. Plus another thing, strait through ethernet is going to be faster. wireless is going to be 54Mb/s at the most (most of the time less). Ethernet will be 1000Mb/s. Thats 18.5 times faster. Even If it was networked through the router, that would slow it down a bit I would think. At least 10 times slower to be accurate, as our router is only 100Mb/s max transfer.

Am I making any since here?
 
When you use direct cable connect to the router, you don't use wireless capacity. it will not slow the transfer like wireless.
Just setup the router and the home network, any time you want to transfer large files, you just plus in the laptop to the router with ethernet straight cable. remember is straight not crossover cable. I have done that many times.
Cheers.

Edit: Just try to copy files from the xp desktop to one laptop, it take 10mins to copy 6gb files @10.3mbytes per second with direct cable connect, it limited by the old destop 100mb/second ethernet card. my router is Linksys wrt54g flashed with Hyperwrt 2.1b1 firmware. I just see you have one old router too. if the speed is not fast enough for you, maybe you should either get a newer router or use 2 ethernet card on the desktop, but remember the speed also limited to the hard drive speed too.
 
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