Bind NIC to IE?

kizzeith · 01-22-2007, 02:15 PM

I have two LAN ports on my mobo, and one of them is bound to utorrent. Is there a way that I can bind the other one to Internet explorer/firefox?

I want to keep utorrent seperate from the connection I am using for other applications...is this possible/worth it?

Thanks

Ethereal_Dragon · 01-22-2007, 02:28 PM

Do both NICS connect to the same router, or do you have to seperate internet Pipes?

If you have 2 seperate pipes to the internet, then yes, you would benefit from keeping the torrent traffic on one, and all other traffic on the other....

however, if both NIC's connect to the same router, then you have no benefit, as the 10/100 (possibly 1000) speed of the LAN is FAR GREATER than that of the ISP link, even if you have a Verizon FIOS connection..

If you have a large lan, and you are doing file transfers and whatnot within the LAN, you might benefit from putting that traffic on 1 NIC, and internet traffic on the other.

kizzeith · 01-22-2007, 02:34 PM

I just have one pipeline coming in, so it probably wont be worth my time. Thanks for the help!

01-22-2007, 02:15 PM	#1 (permalink)
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Ethereal_Dragon EagleMod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Bolingbrook, IL - USA Posts: 3,481	Do both NICS connect to the same router, or do you have to seperate internet Pipes? If you have 2 seperate pipes to the internet, then yes, you would benefit from keeping the torrent traffic on one, and all other traffic on the other.... however, if both NIC's connect to the same router, then you have no benefit, as the 10/100 (possibly 1000) speed of the LAN is FAR GREATER than that of the ISP link, even if you have a Verizon FIOS connection.. If you have a large lan, and you are doing file transfers and whatnot within the LAN, you might benefit from putting that traffic on 1 NIC, and internet traffic on the other. __________________ Let me Google that for you Please do NOT IM, PM or email me with computer support questions. I WILL work with you on any forum related issues via PM -Thank you! Gaming Rig: - GIGABYTE GA-X38-DQ6, Intel Q9550 @ 2.83 Ghz, TRUE (MX-2 & 2 Scythe SFF21D), Crucial Ballistix 4GB DDR 800, HIS Radeon X1950XT, CORSAIR CMPSU-520HX, 4x Seagate 7200.11 ST3500320AS 500 GB, ASUS DRW-2014L1T, Antec 900 The NAS Box: D-Link DNS-323 & 2x Seagate 7200.10 ST3500630AS 500GB - JBOD \| My Antec 900 Build Log \| Project Pink \| Operation Home Run \| \| General Forum Rules \| Networking FAQs & Tutorials \| Hardware Tutorials \|

01-22-2007, 02:34 PM	#3 (permalink)
kizzeith True Techie Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 156	I just have one pipeline coming in, so it probably wont be worth my time. Thanks for the help! __________________ <font size=\"1\"> Gateway Machine MS Vista Premium AMD Phenom (9500) Quad-core Processor 2.20 ghz 500GB hard drive 3GB DDR2 RAM 2 Free PCI-E slots x1 1 Free PCI-E x16

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