Bridging Connections

[Low_Level_Owl]

Hypothetically, could I install two NIC cards on a desktop and bridge the connection to get 200Mbps instead of just 100Mbps?

So if I have two PC's with two 100Mbps NIC's with bridged connections, I could transfer data at 200Mbps?

What use would this have in the real world? If I wanted to spend the extra money, I could get two DSL accounts and bridge them for 3Mbps of download and .768Mbps of upload if I were to bridge the connections?

[Gabriel]

Few things
If you want to bridge the connections - you have to have both "sides" capable of Bridging. Example - if you connect your NIC's to Switch it has to be capable (and configured) of bridged connectio - Otherwise you are looking on Big trouble ahead.
about the speed benefit - it would certainly not Improve your Internet connection (AFAIK speeds don't get "near" those figures).

Whats The use?

In the real world if you have two switches and you want High Bandwidth Between them It is a good Idea to Make a bridge between them. Also if you have to transfer VERY Large files (frequently) it is a good Idea.
Otherwise stick with the Simple 100Mbps (Full Duplex Setting) - It is stable and Simple.

For General knowledge - Bridged connections often being refered as "Trunk".

Hope I did Answer your question in a Good Manner,
Gabriel Levi

[silencio]

Bridging works pretty well in XP. I bridged 4 compaq ports (two NC3122s) and got the same throughput as using compaqs teaming software. With XP it only read 100Mbps instead of compaqs 400Mbps but the throughput was the same. It's a backup machine for 8 systems and holds/backs up about 15gig per week. The bandwidth comes in handy.

[Gollo]

Bridging works pretty well in XP. I bridged 4 compaq ports (two NC3122s) and got the same throughput as using compaqs teaming software. With XP it only read 100Mbps instead of compaqs 400Mbps but the throughput was the same. It's a backup machine for 8 systems and holds/backs up about 15gig per week. The bandwidth comes in handy.
Nice! Good to know.