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Computer Gbit -> Cat 6 -> Laptop Gbit

It should be fine, but you'd lose Internet access.

You could just add an inexpensive gigabit switch between the router and the computers.
 
Originally posted by: alevasseur14
Exactly. Just throw a switch in between your machines and the router and you're done.
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On the destop I have 2x Gbit ports onboard the mobo. 1 default Nvidia, and the other one marvelyukon blah blah.

I can't use both?

I looked through the configurations and I don't see quite the option i want. And the files transfer (laptop -- pc) real slowly when I think it's using internet connection sharing.
 
You can use both ports... you'd just have to statically configure the PC to be something like 10.57.0.1 netmask 255.255.255.0, the Laptop 10.57.0.2 netmask 255.255.255.0
assuming this is different than the IP space on your other ethernet port...

Disable the firewall on that interface enough for stuff to network.... enable network sharing on that network... etc.... should work.

 
What OSs are you working with? I've never been able to get ICS to work with Vista. Then again, I've always gone through routers/switches and was just trying to do it for fun.
 
Originally posted by: alevasseur14
What OSs are you working with? I've never been able to get ICS to work with Vista. Then again, I've always gone through routers/switches and was just trying to do it for fun.
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I've got ICS to work, but it's NOT fast. Thats the issue. I'm wondering why since its a cable directly linking the two and both are Gbit ethernet
 
Ok then... Have you tried a crossover cable yet? Even though most ethernet ports these days are auto sensing, it's worth looking at.
 
Jack and everyone else is right. The easiest way to take care of this is with a switch.

That said, Cat6 cabling is not necessarily crossover. Just like Cat5, there's regular and crossover.
 
I see that you've already got a 10/100 router. I forgot about that.

The switch will integrate seamlessly into your network. You'll just need to run one cable from your router to the switch and then a cable from each of your devices to the switch. Everything is taken care of automatically. You'll just need to make sure the connections on your computer are set to 'auto'. Setting up a SOHO switch is probably the easiest networking task possible.
 
Optimize TCP/IP to your Internet Speed with double the size of the RCwin.

If have thing good you should expect 35MB/sec. to 48MB/sec. (B=Byte, b=bit. 1Byte=8bits).

Giga network with client OS can not top more than this.
 
Originally posted by: alevasseur14
I see that you've already got a 10/100 router. I forgot about that.

The switch will integrate seamlessly into your network. You'll just need to run one cable from your router to the switch and then a cable from each of your devices to the switch. Everything is taken care of automatically. You'll just need to make sure the connections on your computer are set to 'auto'. Setting up a SOHO switch is probably the easiest networking task possible.
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Man yo, I get the physical stuff you're describing, but could you be more specific on how the connections will be handled?

ports forwarding (games), speeds possible (Gbit switch + 2xGbit comps +10/100 router),

Can I use both Ethernet ports on my pc, one for internet , one for "file Sharing" link to my laptop?

If this is giving everyone a headache i'm sry, as I am also in pain. LOLz

Originally posted by: JackMDS
Optimize TCP/IP to your Internet Speed with double the size of the RCwin.

If have thing good you should expect 35MB/sec. to 48MB/sec. (B=Byte, b=bit. 1Byte=8bits).

Giga network with client OS can not top more than this.
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How do they normally top this? File server? I have spare computers.
 
The switch is invisible to your computers. They won't even know it's there. You'll handle any port forwarding just like you would normally, all through your router.

Things will be much, much easier if you just use one connection to do both your internet browsing and your file sharing. You've been introduced to a pretty pointless marketing device for modern consumer motherboards. Everybody wants two LAN ports, the problem is, nobody has a need for two LAN ports...

Switches rule.
 
Originally posted by: alevasseur14
The switch is invisible to your computers. They won't even know it's there. You'll handle any port forwarding just like you would normally, all through your router.

Things will be much, much easier if you just use one connection to do both your internet browsing and your file sharing. You've been introduced to a pretty pointless marketing device for modern consumer motherboards. Everybody wants two LAN ports, the problem is, nobody has a need for two LAN ports...

Switches rule.
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We have computers in my lab with 2 LAN ports - mainly to hook one up to the internet and the other gets hooked up to an instrument. Of course, this isn't a typical setup...
 
Originally posted by: alevasseur14
The switch is invisible to your computers. They won't even know it's there. You'll handle any port forwarding just like you would normally, all through your router.

Things will be much, much easier if you just use one connection to do both your internet browsing and your file sharing. You've been introduced to a pretty pointless marketing device for modern consumer motherboards. Everybody wants two LAN ports, the problem is, nobody has a need for two LAN ports...

Switches rule.
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Ok 🙂 I'm almost sold. So would my laptop get a seperate IP address so i can Map network drive? and the connectio between my connected desktop would be around 40 Megabyte/s to the laptop right?
 
The Laptop is another story.

It needs a Wire Giga NIC, and a hard drive that is capable to do 40MB/sec.

Typical Laptop might not meet these requirements.
 
Originally posted by: JackMDS
The Laptop is another story.

It needs a Wire Giga NIC, and a hard drive that is capable to do 40MB/sec.

Typical Laptop might not meet these requirements.
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It has wire Giga NIC, intelpro 10/100/1000. IDK how good it is, but i know that it is Giga. The drive i have no idea actually, but i just want w/e the drive can do then.

SO the post before ur post would work?
 
Yes. The two computers will have separate internal addresses and will be able to have network drives assigned.

Your laptop drive may not be fast enough to do 40 MB/s but it's hard to say until you actually try it.

It'll be a fun little experiment. Get yourself a little switch and have some fun with it.
 
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