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I also have a Western Digital My Net port switch (Amazon.com: WD My Net Switch - 8 Port Gigabit Ethernet Network Switch - HD Media Switch: Computers & Accessories). I'm going to have three desktop systems connected and I have a couple of questions about optimal connections.
First system is my gaming/streaming rig with 4790K on an MSI Z97-G45 mobo with a Killer gigabit built-in network card.
Second is my all purpose desktop (will be used for some video editing and such) running a 2600(non-K) on a Biostar H61ML mobo with I think a generic Realtek 100/10 network card.
Third is a FreeNas box I'm about to build with a xeon e3-1230 on a Supermicro X9SCL which has two built-in Intel gigabit NICs.
I also have two NC360T dual port gigabit NICs (HP Intel NC360T Low Profile Dual Port Server NIC PCI-e GB Network Card 41265-001) I got off ebay when I started considering building a FreeNas box.
1. Does it make sense to use the add-on NICs in my first two systems instead of what they come with? I haven't had issues with the Killer NIC, but I've read a lot of people reporting issues.
2. If I do, can I connect both ports on each system to the network switch to increase transfer rates between the systems?
3. Is my port switch okay or should I pick up something better? It has different colored ports for supposedly different priorities.
4. If I can, and do put this together with this arrangement, can i also connect 2 cables to my Comcast gateway? The official data sheet from Cisco says it is capable of 1000/100/10 (Cisco DPC3939 - Cisco Systems)
Thanks for your replies.
First system is my gaming/streaming rig with 4790K on an MSI Z97-G45 mobo with a Killer gigabit built-in network card.
Second is my all purpose desktop (will be used for some video editing and such) running a 2600(non-K) on a Biostar H61ML mobo with I think a generic Realtek 100/10 network card.
Third is a FreeNas box I'm about to build with a xeon e3-1230 on a Supermicro X9SCL which has two built-in Intel gigabit NICs.
I also have two NC360T dual port gigabit NICs (HP Intel NC360T Low Profile Dual Port Server NIC PCI-e GB Network Card 41265-001) I got off ebay when I started considering building a FreeNas box.
1. Does it make sense to use the add-on NICs in my first two systems instead of what they come with? I haven't had issues with the Killer NIC, but I've read a lot of people reporting issues.
2. If I do, can I connect both ports on each system to the network switch to increase transfer rates between the systems?
3. Is my port switch okay or should I pick up something better? It has different colored ports for supposedly different priorities.
4. If I can, and do put this together with this arrangement, can i also connect 2 cables to my Comcast gateway? The official data sheet from Cisco says it is capable of 1000/100/10 (Cisco DPC3939 - Cisco Systems)
Thanks for your replies.
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