Does more ethernet/ Wireless PCI-E cards increase the amount Download and upload speed?

[Captain Kalabraxo]

Hello,

 

As I am doing research into building a Game Hosting Server PC I'd like to know a few things that I cannot find elsewhere is a easy-to-understand format. 

Does having more Ethernet cables plugged in to the Server increase the Download and Upload speed? Are you able to have more than one PCI-E Wireless card work and if so can another PCI-E Wireless card increase the Download & Upload speed? 

 

Thanks,

Lewis.

[Meawa]

If you motherboard has a feature called smart teaming or something like that then yes. if your MOBO does'nt then try Speedify ( just found it as a AD on Speedtest.net )

[Lord_Karango17]

I'm not qualified not answer this correctly, but i believe that multiple connections increase theoretical throughput, but since they cant be both used at the same time, it wont help much (Seems similar to how routers can have multiple bands, but a client can only be connected to one band at a time)

[Syntaxvgm]

You'd need to use teaming, and have a switch/router that supports teaming, and I don't think a lot of consumer ones do. I've used it for fun, but it's kinda useless for most. 

[Captain Kalabraxo]

So the Second Ethernet port on a Motherboard is practically useless?

[Captain Kalabraxo]

Wait, would getting Cat 6 Ethernet cables boost my download and upload speeds?

[Legitsu]

no to all counts 

[Nena Trinity]

PCI-E Wifi sure beats USB so I am preety sure it does? 80% sure.

[NumLock21]

So the Second Ethernet port on a Motherboard is practically useless?

it's not useless, can be used for teaming or as a spare.