Quote Originally Posted by rodman View Post
Question about the 2 lan ports. Can I use one of these to connect a Xbox360 to the internet? Wondering why a mobo would have 2 ports when you only need one to connect. I have a cable internet connection. Would be nice not to have to buy a hub/router.

I want to just be able to plug a ethernet cable into Lan2 on the mobo and connect to the net
Teaming. You can team the adaptors together and theoretically double the throughput capability of your ethernet connection.

OR

You can connect to two separate LAN's.

You can bridge two separate LAN's.

.....etc.

Lots of scenarios for the use of multiple NIC's.