How to run two lan cards on the same network?

[lancem]

Hey guy
Just wondering if it is possible to have two lan cards connected to the same network to help speed up data transfers. Eg at a lan party?

Thanks

[LeroyPatrol]

depends on the nics and the drivers available. The IBM's we were buying had dual nics that we setup as a nic team for load balancing etc.

Leroy

[astro_boy]

no. in a standard PC

Your best bet is a 1Gbps card.

Two cards = two ip addresses = two connections = harddrive slower as its doing two things at once !

[crypto7]

no. in a standard PC

Your best bet is a 1Gbps card.

Two cards = two ip addresses = two connections = harddrive slower as its doing two things at once !

Agree, 1Gps card is the simplest.
You can have 2 cards, but they need to be teamed and ACT as a single card.

If you have 2 cards with their own IP address on the same LAN, windows may not like it.
eg: When you computer starts up it will broadcast a packet "Hello My name Is ....." the other nic will see that and reply "That my name..... leave it alone." And you will get a name conflict.

On the same LAN the MUST be teamed.

[Woodstock]

1Gps card + router/switch supports it as well ..