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Agregate two network cards to a single connection?Just looking to take full advantage of my hardware...
I'm running Windows XP Pro SP2. My mainboard has two gigabit ethernet ports and I've got a few spare CAT6 connections to my gigabit switch. Is there a way to combine the two network interfaces on my PC to increase my LAN connectivity? No practical way, no.
-- Show quoteHide quoteRichard G. Harper [MVP Shell/User] rghar***@gmail.com * NEW! Catch my blog ... http://msmvps.com/blogs/rgharper/ * PLEASE post all messages and replies in the newsgroups * The Website - http://rgharper.mvps.org/ * HELP us help YOU ... http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm "Noozer" <dont.spam@me.here> wrote in message news:OydOm90THHA.4404@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... > Just looking to take full advantage of my hardware... > > I'm running Windows XP Pro SP2. My mainboard has two gigabit ethernet > ports and I've got a few spare CAT6 connections to my gigabit switch. > > Is there a way to combine the two network interfaces on my PC to increase > my LAN connectivity? > Depends on the NIC manufacturer I believe (may be a 3rd party app out there
that does it). Check with them to see if their drivers allow link aggregation. I know some Intel NICs do. Show quoteHide quote "Noozer" wrote: > Just looking to take full advantage of my hardware... > > I'm running Windows XP Pro SP2. My mainboard has two gigabit ethernet ports > and I've got a few spare CAT6 connections to my gigabit switch. > > Is there a way to combine the two network interfaces on my PC to increase my > LAN connectivity? > > > Hi
Yeah, but not with a Client OS (like WinXP) you need a Real Server OS (like Win2003). The two NICs can be used for Software Routing (ICS) and Bridging two independent Networks. It is a nice marketing feature, Not really useful for regular End Users. Jack (MVP-Networking). Show quoteHide quote "Dave" <D***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:8618F040-925F-4A34-929B-897B47F6D9AA@microsoft.com... > Depends on the NIC manufacturer I believe (may be a 3rd party app out > there > that does it). Check with them to see if their drivers allow link > aggregation. I know some Intel NICs do. > > "Noozer" wrote: > >> Just looking to take full advantage of my hardware... >> >> I'm running Windows XP Pro SP2. My mainboard has two gigabit ethernet >> ports >> and I've got a few spare CAT6 connections to my gigabit switch. >> >> Is there a way to combine the two network interfaces on my PC to increase >> my >> LAN connectivity? >> >> >> 
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