P5Q Deluxe - Why 2 Lan Ports On Board

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Why does my mothboard have to gigabit lan ports on the rear - I have disabled one of them in the Bios as I do not use it, cant see why I would need 2
 
It's very common on business servers and security/gateway appliances for load balancing and contingency, a (workstation) mobo with 2 network ports can be handy in some situations if you have multiple networks connected up and you want a PC to sit between the two as a form of controlled switch/bridge.

I would guess they considered the P5Q Deluxe to be high end/performance/workstation class stuff when it was released so pack as much functionality onto it as possible and charge a higher margin for it was probably their thinking behind it.

Lots of flashing lights and big cool shiny stuff = Interested Customer.

One gigabit port is sufficently fast enough for the majority of us, in fact without the necessary supporting (gigabit capable) hardware infrastructure, you'll most likely never hit anywhere near the throughput speeds that nic can offer.
 
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They can also be use for lower latency rates in games.

Only read about it and never put it into practice as i havnt had a motherboard with two ethernet ports.
 
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