Question Getting a single ethernet mobo to support multiple ethernet ports at once?

[Gamefreaknet]

In short I have a mini ethernet extension switch which connects all my devices via ethernet however I find that when I am transferring files over ethernet through the switch whilst trying to use the internet at the same time speeds dip. The switch is Gigabit rated (Netgear G305E) and I do have a CAT7 rated ethernet cable (although I am pretty sure it is not "true" CAT7). Whilst my mobo does only have one 2.5Gbps port is there a way to get it to split the ethernet load between 2 ports (I have a usb-c hub with a Gigabit ethernet connector on it so if somehow the load could be split so one port handles files whilst the other handles wifi, internet etc...) would that be possible to set up and be worth it?

 

[Ralston18]

This:

"I do have a CAT7 rated ethernet cable (although I am pretty sure it is not "true" CAT7)"

Remove that/those "CAT7" cables and use Cat 5e or Cat 6. Pure copper, round, 22-24 AWG.

Also:

"I have a usb-c hub with a Gigabit ethernet connector on it"

Make, model, connected devices - ports and cables?

Can you provide a simple sketch showing the network devices and connections?

Post the sketch here via imgur (www.imgur.com).

 

[bill001g]

The short answer is you can't have 2 ethernet ports connected to the same network.

You are going to have to explain better your problem. Most modern switches are not a bottle neck. Lets say you have 2 pc on port 1 and port 2. You also have say your router on port 3 and another device on port 4.

The 2 devices on ports 1 and port 2 can be transferring files at their full gigabit speed and at the same time the device on port 4 can be accessing the internet. It could in theory if you had gigabit internet speed also be downloading at 1gbit. The traffic on from the other 2 machines has no impact.

Now of course if you are transferring data between the pc on port 1 and port 2 and then you decide you want to watch netflix on one of those pc it will have a impact. It is not because your internet has a issue or that there is not enough bandwidth on the switch it is purely that the machine is using 100% of its bandwidth to transfer the files and then it tries to watch netflix. It is the pc itself that is not properly sharing the bandwidth it has been given on its ethernet port.

If you are exceeding 1gbit of bandwidth on your pc it will likely have other impact, you likely also have extremely high utilization rates on your disk system. Your best bet is to see if there are options in the file tranfer software you are using that can say limit the usage to 80-90% of the port speed that way you will have plenty left for other uses

In most other cases you would be better off spending any money to get a switch that has a 2.5g port. Still this is more hiding the issue which is you are doing something very unusual with your machine.

 

[Gamefreaknet]

This:

"I do have a CAT7 rated ethernet cable (although I am pretty sure it is not "true" CAT7)"

Remove that/those "CAT7" cables and use Cat 5e or Cat 6. Pure copper, round, 22-24 AWG.

Also:

"I have a usb-c hub with a Gigabit ethernet connector on it"

Make, model, connected devices - ports and cables?

Can you provide a simple sketch showing the network devices and connections?

Post the sketch here via imgur (www.imgur.com).

Hub linked here: (currently using 1 of the USB-C ports and USB 3.0 ports)

 

[Ralston18]

The Selore device you linked is a multi-adapter/USB hub and not a switch.

So what specific devices are being connected via the two above cited USB ports?

= = = =

If you connected a single USB drive to the hub and then connected the hub's Ethernet port directly to a router or real network switch you may achieve some sort of NAS.

Once other devices are added and mixed in who knows what the end results might be....

As near as I can determine the hub does not have its own power supply and must rely on some other USB source for power.

If that source device is on the network then there would be some sort of loop. Problematic in itself.

A diagram would be helpful.

 

[ex_bubblehead]

The short answer is you can't have 2 ethernet ports connected to the same network.....

@bill001g Sure you can, it's called Link Aggregation

Admittedly not for casual consumer use but it does exist.