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Gigabit LAN
Posted: Mon Feb 16, 2004 4:49 pm
by pseizure2000
Yeah does anyone know the advantages of gigabit LAN to normal 10/100?
Yea I'm an uber newb when it comes to networking....but anything else in computers I kill.
Posted: Mon Feb 16, 2004 5:10 pm
by dadx2mj
to PCA hope you enjoy your stay here. Only difference is speed. Provided machines on a LAN that are exchanging files both have a Gigabyte nic in them the file transfer should be much faster. Wont do anything to speed up internet communication tho as the 10/100 is already faster than any common broadband connection.
Posted: Mon Feb 16, 2004 5:59 pm
by pseizure2000
Thanks on that. I thought that would be the case but wan't sure.
How about crossover cable? I want to share my DSL connection with another PC but I was wondering if I'd need the crossover cable. I already have an A7N8X delux so it aleady has 2 onboard 10/100 LAN ports so I can share my connection with another PC.
Posted: Mon Feb 16, 2004 6:08 pm
by DoPeY5007
If the DSL is PPPoE best way to share it is with a router
Most PPPoE connections won't let you use the internal Windows Internet Connection Sharing
Posted: Mon Feb 16, 2004 6:10 pm
by Pugsley
i think if you bridge the 2 ports it might work.. but its just best to get a router and let it do it all.
Posted: Mon Feb 16, 2004 6:14 pm
by DoPeY5007
Originally posted by Pugsley
i think if you bridge the 2 ports it might work.. but its just best to get a router and let it do it all.
that didn't work with me
PPPoE just sucks
Router work much better with it then just one PC hooked to the DSL modem
Posted: Mon Feb 16, 2004 7:49 pm
by pseizure2000
I don't know what PPPoE is but anyway I have dual onboard LAN Integrated 3Com® and NVIDIA® LAN controllers that lets users access broadband via one LAN port and share the Internet connection with network neighborhood via the other LAN port.
I don't want to have to buy any extra hardware besides cable and I can always keep my PC on as a gateway since I do anyway if that's neccessary.
So will I need crossover cable for this or anything else to share my connection?
Posted: Mon Feb 16, 2004 8:10 pm
by DoPeY5007
IF it works then, yes a crossover cable would do it.
Who is your provider and what software do they have you running.
I know that the Windows ICS doesn't work with Earthlink or SBC
Posted: Mon Feb 16, 2004 9:07 pm
by pseizure2000
IF it works then, yes a crossover cable would do it.
WHat do you mean? Will I need crossover or not?
Frontiernet
I don't think I am running any software specially for the internet connection.
Posted: Mon Feb 16, 2004 9:09 pm
by DoPeY5007
do you have Dynamic or Static IP addressing?
Posted: Mon Feb 16, 2004 10:59 pm
by FlyingPenguin
MUCH easier to use a router, and a router only costs $40.
Posted: Mon Feb 16, 2004 11:31 pm
by pseizure2000
Static
Well a router might be easier but then perhaps you'd like to give me the money to pay for it perhaps?
Posted: Tue Feb 17, 2004 12:08 am
by DoPeY5007
ok, since you have static you can get the crossover cable and do what you want
Posted: Tue Feb 17, 2004 12:23 am
by pseizure2000
lol
okay I have two questions then...
what is the deal with crossover cable?
and
What if I didn't have a static IP?
Posted: Tue Feb 17, 2004 12:40 am
by DoPeY5007
a crossover cable hooks two PC's with no hub or switch
and if you don't have a static, you most likely use PPPoE to connect and PPPoE doesn't like windows ICS