MacPro 2012 - Can I use both ethernet ports?

[rickself]

I have a mid 2012 MacPro running Sierra with 32gb RAM.
I'd like to use both Ethernet ports on the back - one for file transfers and one for office networking and printing.
Is there a way to do this?

 

[Satcomer]

This can be done in your older Mac! This command line called networksetup: so fire up terminal and man networksetup to learn how to do it!

 

[rickself]

This can be done in your older Mac! This command line called networksetup: so fire up terminal and man networksetup to learn how to do it!

SWEET - and I can find info out there to do this network setup:?

 

[DeltaMac]

Yes, as Satcomer suggested, the info is in your terminal:

man networksetup

 

[rickself]

Is there a tutorial somewhere? I don't really understand UNIX or whatever language is used in Terminal. I just want to set Ethernet port 1 to one DHCP for WeTransfer and TeamViewer and port 2 set to office connections and printing.

 

[DeltaMac]

hmm... Google is your friend (well, sometimes!)

How and When to Use Both Ethernet Ports on a Mac Pro

__________________ There are several reasons why one might want to utilize both of these Ethernet ports. This article is focused on the ones I'm familiar with and have tested. Other configurations include, for example, something called “link aggregation.” That's when two Ethernet ports are...

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