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Dual Ethernet?
Name: tyme1012 Date: March 29, 2008 at 04:36:05 Pacific OS: XP Home CPU/Ram: E6550
Comment:
Hi, i just picked EVGA 780i mobo(awesome btw), and it has Dual Ethernet, im no tech idiot, but ive never seen/heard of dual Ethernet mobos, so whats the point of the other port?
Name: cliffpage Date: March 29, 2008 at 04:45:43 Pacific
Reply:
one thing i could do with that is have one post used for my broadband internet connection, and use the other port to network to another pc (if i did not have a router / hub).
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Response Number 2
Name: StuartS Date: March 29, 2008 at 06:29:20 Pacific
Reply:
... or connect to two different Local Area Networks.
Stuart
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Response Number 3
Name: DVB Date: March 29, 2008 at 06:46:34 Pacific
Reply:
with dual ethernet ports you can hook them up to a router and bridge them together for better transfer to and from internet and your lan.
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Response Number 4
Name: jefro Date: March 29, 2008 at 07:58:43 Pacific
Reply:
Share internet.
Dual network configs for different connections.
Extra one in case you bork the connector.
I read it wrong and answer it wrong too. So get off my case you peanut.
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