2 ethernet port, why ?

[jeando]

Hello !

I would like to know the purpose of two ethernet port…
I'm interested on the AS 604T that I will install close to my HD TV.
The point is that my TV is connected to a RJ 45 port, as well as the PS3…
My question is if I link the first RJ45 as input to the Asustor, can I take back a RJ45 out of the second port of the asustor to link it with the TV, or PS3 ?

Thanks for your answer.

Jd

[glide]

Hi,

I'm kinda confused, could you probably try to explain once again what you mean by

The point is that my TV is connected to a RJ 45 port, as well as the PS3…
My question is if I link the first RJ45 as input to the Asustor, can I take back a RJ45 out of the second port of the asustor to link it with the TV, or PS3 ?

As far as I can tell you have a TV and PS3, both with network connectivity. I assume you do have somekind of switchrouter somwhere in between, to connect everything together and provide Inet connectivity.
Correct me if I'm wrong....

Anyway, those 2 ethernet ports are simply 2 "independent Network Interface Cards".
You could theoretically use each one of them to connect asustor to different networks, but more likely you would like to bond them together, to create kind of highly available network link, and/or increase the available link speed.

My first idea was to buy 604T and connect one port on asustor to switch and other one directly to my computer (1Gbit), since I had only 100Mbit switch. But since I decided to upgrade the switch as well, I did not need 2 NICs anymore and went for the 204TE instead.

Bottom line is, you most likely do not need 2 ports on asustor, so simply use just one of them.

Marek

[ho66es]

I use mine in link aggregation

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to do 802.3ad mode you will need a switch that supports it

[soilderco]

Hi
2 Port LAN feature as link aggregation or service bundling (in the feature).
link aggregation benefit as below:

Fail-over occurs automatically: When a link fails and there is (for example) a media converter between the devices, a peer system will not perceive any connectivity problems. With static link aggregation the peer would continue sending traffic down the link causing the connection to fail.

Dynamic configuration: The device can confirm that the configuration at the other end can handle link aggregation. With Static link aggregation a cabling or configuration mistake could go undetected and cause undesirable network behavior.

[glide]

You are both right guys, but really?
Man is asking "why there are 2 RJ45 ports" and your answer is "802.3ad"

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[Allen@AST]

Hi jeando,

Sure you can just use one of the ports on the NAS. It will be fine.

Thanks for your question,

Allen

[rainman]

OK, lets clear this up properly.

Technically, yes, you can connect a different device to a different ethernet port, but in reality you really don't want to go down that route. Neither device will be able to talk to each other, since the NAS will most likely not route the TCP/IP traffic between the ports. Not only that, but you will need to ensure that at least one port at the end of each cable will support cross-over (a bit like having a null model cable, but done in ethernet port hardware itself) or have a cable is designed to be a cross-over. From reading your message it seems to me that you might be tryign to 'daisy-chain' all your devices together and using the NAS as the link in the middle - that just won't work, at least not in any desirable way.

Ideally, you should patch your NAS, your TV and your PS into your broadband router, assuming that you have sufficient network ports. If you don't, or if you have issues getting cables to reach, etc, go buy yourself a cheap 5-port (or greater) gigabit switch and plug all your devices into the switch, and then just run one cable from the switch and into your router and you're good to go and everything will be able to communicate with everything else.

Hope that gives you the definitive answer you're looking for.

Phil