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multiple ethernet lines in?
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Fresh-Faced Recruit
Join Date: Apr 2008
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Greetings all,
First post. I've had a MBP for about a year, (when my old Thinkpad died), and in spite of myself, I've become quite enamored with OSX.
Now I want to replace my desktop, and am thinking of a Mac Pro.
I'm curious about one thing; I see there are 2 independent network connections. Is there any value in feeding in 2 connections from the same router? I have Verizon FIOS. 15/5 service.
Just curious. Since the network connections are 100G (far exceeding my available bandwidth), I don't think it would make any difference, but was curious if others have experience with this.
Regards,
Francis
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Mac Elite
Join Date: Sep 2006
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Welcome! Nope, won't make any difference. As you already guessed, even if you did the link aggregation thing you would still slam into the reality of your ISP connection speed, that is the bottle neck. The second port has been a source of mystery, like the Mezzanine port on the first iMacs. There are uses for it, but for most people it ain't worth much.
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Clinically Insane
Join Date: Oct 2000
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It's not really a source of mystery. The second port is appropriate for some server situations.
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Clinically Insane
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In a server environment you'd set one gigabit for only downstream, and one gigabit for only upstream. If you're dealing with high-volume data applications (like big databases or perhaps hosting thin clients) it can reduce latency data by a significant margin. If it's acting as a router, you can use one ethernet port dedicated to internet access, and the other ethernet port to talk to the client machines.
If you're running OS X Server you can set up link aggregation. It'll mask/bind both ethernet ports for (theoretically) up to 2 Gbps. Great for a media server.
As for a FIOS line, you probably wouldn't notice any difference.
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Clinically Insane
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Does the Mac Pro fail over to the second Ethernet port when the first fails? This is a common server feature.
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Addicted to MacNN
Join Date: Mar 2006
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You can set it to, but you can also plug some peripherals into the network port if you want.
On a related note, what kind of connection does R2D2 use to connect to the Death Star computer? What role does the rotating connection play?
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Mac Enthusiast
Join Date: Feb 2006
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The rotating connector allows for connection to spatially discrete sockets, and also allows the unit to use multiple connection buses within a small form factor. Don't you read the fan fiction?
Now the important question: you bend down before a R2 unit that as problems and...
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