Connecting 2 Network Jacks to 1 Network Card

[Nathan Sokalski]

I connect to a LAN using a standard 10/100 network card. Because I have 2
network jacks in my room, I bought a cable splitter which I was told would
give me the ability to use both jacks at the same time by plugging both
jacks into my network card (I also figured even if I couldn't do that, it
would at least give me the ability to stay connected if one of the jacks got
damaged). I am able to connect using a single cable with no problem, but not
with both. I have tried everything I could think of in Windows XP
Professional, but none of what I tried seemed to work. I then tried to add a
second Local Area Connection in Network Connections, assuming since I was
going to be using 2 jacks that might be the problem, but I can't seem to add
a second one (XP seems to think it knows how to do everything itself and
doesn't want us to do anything). If anyone knows how to add a second Local
Area Connection without having a second network card (or what I need to do
to take advantage of both jacks), please let me know. Thank You.

 

[purplehaz]

Why would you need to use both jacks? There no advantage to it at all. If
one jack dies for some unknown reason just use the other.

 

[Nathan Sokalski]

I know that I mentioned that, but that is not really the real reason I
bought the splitter (I guess I just said that as another reason, so I didn't
have to move the cable if one did get damaged). I bought the splitter so I
could use both jacks at the same time.

 

[purplehaz]

Why do you want to use both jacks at the same time? What purpose would it
serve? I'm just curious. But I don't think it's possible. Once one
cable/jack is pulling the info, the other would be just dead weight. The nic
card can only see one signal at a time.

 

[Pavel A.]

anyway you can not connect two jacks to one netcard.
get a second card.

 

[Michael]

??? you feeling ok?

LOL

Do you also bolt your spare tire onto your car incase the
other tire happens to go flat so you don't have to get out
and change the tire?

 

[Jim Macklin]

You need a router or switch so that your NIC doesn't have
data collisions. Ethernet signals are one at a time.


| ??? you feeling ok?
|
| LOL
|
| Do you also bolt your spare tire onto your car incase the
| other tire happens to go flat so you don't have to get out
| and change the tire?
|
| >-----Original Message-----
| >I connect to a LAN using a standard 10/100 network card.
| Because I have 2
| >network jacks in my room, I bought a cable splitter which
| I was told would
| >give me the ability to use both jacks at the same time by
| plugging both
| >jacks into my network card (I also figured even if I
| couldn't do that, it
| >would at least give me the ability to stay connected if
| one of the jacks got
| >damaged). I am able to connect using a single cable with
| no problem, but not
| >with both. I have tried everything I could think of in
| Windows XP
| >Professional, but none of what I tried seemed to work. I
| then tried to add a
| >second Local Area Connection in Network Connections,
| assuming since I was
| >going to be using 2 jacks that might be the problem, but
| I can't seem to add
| >a second one (XP seems to think it knows how to do
| everything itself and
| >doesn't want us to do anything). If anyone knows how to
| add a second Local
| >Area Connection without having a second network card (or
| what I need to do
| >to take advantage of both jacks), please let me know.
| Thank You.
| >--
| >Nathan Sokalski
| >[email protected]
| >
| >
| >.
| >