Connect NAS and PC directly

[Crouchy]

Hello,

 

I would ask the community if its possible that I connect my NAS directly with an LAN cable to my pc with a PCI LAn adapter for 2,5 gbits or do I have to connect the NAS with my router(or switch) and then to my pc?

[Guest]

When I first went 10gbe, I used my NAS directly from my PC. Don't see why you wouldn't be able to, but what NAS?

[Robchil]

28 minutes ago, Crouchy said:

Hello,

 

I would ask the community if its possible that I connect my NAS directly with an LAN cable to my pc with a PCI LAn adapter for 2,5 gbits or do I have to connect the NAS with my router(or switch) and then to my pc?

Yes, but don't add a gateway, just dedicated ip for both devices, you might need cross connect cable, if you get no connect using normal cable. 

 

[Windows7ge]

You can. You may have to assign Static IP addresses but it's not complicated.

 

57 minutes ago, Robchil said:

you might need cross connect cable, if you get no connect using normal cable. 

 

Cross-over cables have been out of the picture for a long time now. Especially since Gigabit (I expect 2.5Gbit will be subject to the same rules) is bi-directional both the sending & receiving pairs also receive and send so it doesn't matter. Plus almost everything comes with Auto-MDIX which just further says the Cross-over cables are really only needed in very rare circumstances nowadays.