Which Ethernet to use

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Merlin
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Which Ethernet to use

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I have no clue why but my DFI MOBO has two Ethernet cards built in one is Nvidia the other is Marvel. Whici one should I use if it matters and why are thre two in the first place?
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The top one is off the NV controller
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Re: Which Ethernet to use

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As ken said without saying, use the nvidia one.

There are two, so you can do things like; having an actual LAN with an adhoc lan as well(!), Dual link network (twice the bandwidth!), have an IP printer all to yourself and have a wired lan too, im making stuff up now...

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Re: Which Ethernet to use

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or have the whole internets all to yourself!
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