Dual NIC = more speed?

tomw92

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Hi all,

Sorry for the noob question.

If I was to put another gigabit adapter in my server and connect both to the same switch, would I be able to access files faster?

As in one for upload and one for download?

Or is it strictly for bridging connections?

Ta
 
No.

The link between your server and switch (assuming the switch was gigabit) would now be at a speed of 2gbps.

However, your computer would stand at 1gbps still, limiting the total throughput.

This is if you've the software to perform aggregation on the servers' NIC. That's also assuming that by 'speed' you mean bandwidth.
 
Cheers for the reply. o

Yeh I have a gigabit switch and I do mean bandwidth.

So if my pc was at 1gbps and the server at 2gbps say and then another client connected, their transfer speed from the server would also be improved, correct?

What software would I need to perform aggregation on the server?
 
tomw92 said:
Cheers for the reply. o

Yeh I have a gigabit switch and I do mean bandwidth.

So if my pc was at 1gbps and the server at 2gbps say and then another client connected, their transfer speed from the server would also be improved, correct?

What software would I need to perform aggregation on the server?
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You'll get some software with the NIC itself (or the chipset if it's integrated) that should be capable. If not, check the vendors website.

But yes, you'll have 2gpbs on the server to share between all connecting devices. You may hit the limits of your hard drive read/write speeds though.
 
ots3go said:
You'll get some software with the NIC itself (or the chipset if it's integrated) that should be capable. If not, check the vendors website.

But yes, you'll have 2gpbs on the server to share between all connecting devices. You may hit the limits of your hard drive read/write speeds though.
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Indeed, what drive(s) do you currently have in the server and are they in raid? To sustain 220MB/s your going to need 3-4 hard drives in raid 0.
 
So I should still be able to do it if one NIC is integrated and the other pci-e?

And I only have the one drive in it atm, planning to expand once the prices drop
 
To do this properly you need a switch which supports LACP (or similar), so a cheap unmanaged switch sin't going to cut it.

You'd also want matching server class NICs, either Intel or Broadcom.
 
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