Messages in this thread |  | | Subject | Re: 2 Ether cards for more bandwidth? | Date | Thu, 23 May 1996 12:24:52 -0400 (EDT) | From | "Andrew E. Mileski" <> |
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> > Um, no. > > Ethernet is a broadcast media, so whatever is said > on the network all others hear. > > Putting more people "broadcasting" stuff on the ethernet will > only cause more colissions on your network, and not increase performance. > > To increase performance, I'd recommend getting a switched ethernet > hub.
well, if you are running a network of machines connected via 2 cables (ie 2 parallel networks) you'd have a boots...but why bother? Wouldn't it be easier to move up to FDDI? (Dies Linux support any fiber cards?)
-- Andrew E. Mileski mailto:aem@ott.hookup.net http://www.redhat.com/~aem/ Linux Plug-and-Play Project http://www.redhat.com/pnp/
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