2 PC's, each has onboard NIC. Add PCI NICs to each pc and bridge them through WinXP(Bridge onboard with pci nic in each pc). All going through 4 port 10/100 router. Would this increase file transfer speeds between the 2pcs? TIA
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Straight_ManGeeky, in my own wayNaples, FLIcrontian
edited May 2004
For bridge, crossover cable, direct PC<->PC faster, no router conversation needed. Crossover cable can be 250' long max for 80% effectiveness or better.
For NIC<->Router<->NIC, XP will try to set up LAN connects, fight a bridge hookup. Got a few LAN vs. XP-firefighter t-shirts trying that NIC bridge through router, so to speak... AND was slower than direct bridging when I got it working. Using a firewire bridge now, faster yet.
When your saying "bridged". What are you using to combine them? The "bridge" option in XP under network connections for instance is a software bridge between two networks with differant tcpip address ranges. That may not be what your talking about. I understand the concept your wanting and I know Linux has the option but I don't know a cheap way to do it with win2k or XP for example.
When your saying "bridged". What are you using to combine them? The "bridge" option in XP under network connections for instance is a software bridge between two networks with differant tcpip address ranges. That may not be what your talking about. I understand the concept your wanting and I know Linux has the option but I don't know a cheap way to do it with win2k or XP for example.
That doesnt do what you wish it did. Its connecting two tcp-ip networks with differant ip address ranges.
So if you had one set of computers with address ranges like 192.168.0.1 thru 192.168.0.999
and another set with 192.168.1.1 thru 192.168.1.999 you could "bridge" them and they could see network shared drives and stuff.
Yes I have done that quite a few times. But its not combining the bandwidth of say two seperate gigabit NIC's into a single 2 gigabit connection and thats what you wanted.
That doesnt do what you wish it did. Its connecting two tcp-ip networks with differant ip address ranges.
So if you had one set of computers with address ranges like 192.168.0.1 thru 192.168.0.999
and another set with 192.168.1.1 thru 192.168.1.999 you could "bridge" them and they could see network shared drives and stuff.
Yes I have done that quite a few times. But its not combining the bandwidth of say two seperate gigabit NIC's into a single 2 gigabit connection and thats what you wanted.
Tex
well, that just sucks...oh well
Thanks Tex as always
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For NIC<->Router<->NIC, XP will try to set up LAN connects, fight a bridge hookup. Got a few LAN vs. XP-firefighter t-shirts trying that NIC bridge through router, so to speak... AND was slower than direct bridging when I got it working. Using a firewire bridge now, faster yet.
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So if you had one set of computers with address ranges like 192.168.0.1 thru 192.168.0.999
and another set with 192.168.1.1 thru 192.168.1.999 you could "bridge" them and they could see network shared drives and stuff.
Yes I have done that quite a few times. But its not combining the bandwidth of say two seperate gigabit NIC's into a single 2 gigabit connection and thats what you wanted.
Tex
well, that just sucks...oh well
Thanks Tex as always
Tex