Dual connection - network & local

[Guest]

I have two machines (both with two network adapters and one each being a
Gigabit).

I have a need to have the two computers talk to BOTH the lan AND each other.
The reason for this is the video software I use allows for network rendering
and hence me wanting to connect the two computers via crossover/normal cable
using the gigabit lan.

On the other lan connection of each PC, I want each to be able to access the
peer network I have setup at home and browse the network, transfer files etc.

Is this asking to much?? I have the connection to the lan setup as static
ip's and works beautifully. The switch I have is a 10/100mb switch

The advantage of the gigabit is obviously speed at 1000mb for rendering.

I would like to keep this simple - if possible

Any help would be dearly appreciated.

Thansk

 

[Steve Winograd [MVP]]

I have two machines (both with two network adapters and one each being a
Gigabit).

I have a need to have the two computers talk to BOTH the lan AND each other.
The reason for this is the video software I use allows for network rendering
and hence me wanting to connect the two computers via crossover/normal cable
using the gigabit lan.

On the other lan connection of each PC, I want each to be able to access the
peer network I have setup at home and browse the network, transfer files etc.

Is this asking to much?? I have the connection to the lan setup as static
ip's and works beautifully. The switch I have is a 10/100mb switch

The advantage of the gigabit is obviously speed at 1000mb for rendering.

I would like to keep this simple - if possible

Any help would be dearly appreciated.

Thansk

Yes, it's possible. I connect my two main computers to a Fast
Ethernet LAN with other computers, and also to each other using a
FireWire network. Since FireWire is faster, I transfer files between
them using FireWire.

Assign static IP addresses to the gigabit connections, using a
different subnet than the LAN. For example, if the computers' LAN
addresses are 192.168.0.1 and 192.168.0.2, use 10.0.0.1 and 10.0.0.2
for gigabit. Then, you can reference:

\\10.0.0.2

on the first computer to access to the second one using the gigabit
network.
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[Guest]

Many thanks

Never thought of using firewire, and I have firewire on both machines!!

Darn, why do others always have to point out your lack of thought!!

 

[Steve Winograd [MVP]]

Many thanks

Never thought of using firewire, and I have firewire on both machines!!

Darn, why do others always have to point out your lack of thought!!

You're welcome. I wasn't suggesting that FireWire is better than
gigabit -- I was just noting that I have a similar setup (Ethernet
and higher-speed) to what you propose. I believe that gigabit
transfers data much faster than FireWire, but I don't have any
gigabit adapters to test.
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Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

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