Dual gigabit ethernet+lan'ing

[Lutfij]

hey there ,

i'l b getting a new rig wid dual gigabit Ethernet lan and i was thinking of networking with my old rig as well as my brother in laws (he lives a floor below me).

i don't quite understand what sort of features the dual gigabit lan can do..that being sed - how can i network the other two pc's with mine and is it necessary to buy a router or a switch?

the networking is only for File transfer and Lan Gaming, not internet usage.

Any help is appreciated!

Thanx

 

[GhislainG]

A switch is cheap and it makes it easy to network your PCs. Dual NICs is nice when running VMs, using the system as a server, etc.

 

[Lutfij]

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