Direct PC>PC connection in addition to switch connection

[Mike1983]

Hi

Would the following be possible and also introduce 10Gb transfer speeds?

PC A connected to central switch (1Gb)
PC B connected to the same central switch
File transfers occur at 1Gb bandwidth

Assuming both PCs have additional 10Gb NICs in addition to the above connections

PC A is now also connected to PC B via 10Gb NICs on each PC

Will file transfers now occur at 10Gb? Do the PCs auto-sense a higher bandwidth connection and choose the best path? I presume the 10Gb NICs need to be configured on a different subnet to avoid a network loop?

I know there's no consumer kit available to saturate 10Gb, just thinking of maximising SSD > SSD transfer.

Thank you

Mike

 

[Mike1983]

Thanks. So just to confirm, the direct connection is in addition to the general connection to the master network? For clarity I need the master connection (1Gb) for general network and WAN access with the additional 10Gb direct connection for local file transfer.

Thank you

 

[Mike1983]

I've had a previous setup before working something like this

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Was a quick & dirty way of doing things, whilst I was awaiting my 10Gbe switch to arrive

Makes sense and sounds like what I need.

Thanks for your time.

Mike