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He's already going over the network. I'd upgrade the network cards to gigabit, and get done CAT6 cables and a gigabit switch to connect them. :) -- nm
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Beryllium (iPhone)
true, but the benefit of the xover cable is that you won't bog down the rest of the network during transfer -- nm
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decline (aka Decline)
Feb 17 '11, 09:12
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it's the exact same effect as having them on a switch, and I don't know if a crossover cable can run at gigabit speeds ... -- nm
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Beryllium
Feb 17, 09:13
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hmm, nope, this is slightly wrong: It's nearly the same effect. A switch is easier to configure, but a secondary network adapter with a crossover is
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Beryllium
Feb 17, 09:16
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(A switch creates an isolated electrical circuit between the two hosts, but it ends up sharing the same primary network connection on both machines) -- nm
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Beryllium
Feb 17, 09:17
... and having a switch would allow you to connect a third device at some point in the future if you needed to quickly move the 50GB file elsewhere -- nm
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Beryllium
Feb 17, 09:14
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good point. -- nm
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decline
Feb 17, 09:17
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