sambrentnall Posted October 13, 2003 Share Posted October 13, 2003 no but i realy realy would like to have a realy fast conection Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zivan56 Posted October 13, 2003 Share Posted October 13, 2003 I'm still stuck on 10BaseT Thinnet :( Well actually on 100Mbps full duplex, its good enough for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaisinCain Posted October 13, 2003 Share Posted October 13, 2003 So why does a 4000 user company runs a 100 MB network with only a 10MB pipe to the net with no issues on speed to the net? Because they've probably got a couple of T1's or a DS3 line and it is a constant bandwidth (as would be the internal network). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snocked Posted October 13, 2003 Share Posted October 13, 2003 I have no use for a gigabit connection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kairon Posted October 13, 2003 Share Posted October 13, 2003 no im not, i tried buying a 5 port gigabit switch by netgear and compusa said it was 150 dollars, wtf. i didnt feel like arguing so i just bought a Linksys 10/100 switch instead.Gigabit is too costly right now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
focusdriver114 Posted October 13, 2003 Share Posted October 13, 2003 Curiousity ? --- I have 3 linksys 10/100 routers tied together set up to route with rip1 or something with a 1.5mb internet connection and a wireless 11mb sec router, I have 1 computer hosting all my virtual cd's / mp3's so that I can host lan partys and all that. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to speed it up or just general comments on how that sounds as a network setup ? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dewy Posted October 14, 2003 Share Posted October 14, 2003 not yet i will be getting a 10/100MB card soon tho :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TranceSphere Posted October 14, 2003 Share Posted October 14, 2003 (edited) But you are doing this on the LOCAL network. Unless you have two different locations then it would just go through to 10/100 switches.... not the internet. Im not talking about internet connections Im talking about networks There is only so much traffic/bandwidth a 10/100 switch can take. Edited October 14, 2003 by TranceSphere Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pHuzi0n Posted October 14, 2003 Share Posted October 14, 2003 Curiousity ? --- I have 3 linksys 10/100 routers tied together set up to route with rip1 or something with a 1.5mb internet connection and a wireless 11mb sec router, I have 1 computer hosting all my virtual cd's / mp3's so that I can host lan partys and all that. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to speed it up or just general comments on how that sounds as a network setup ? Thanks Sounds like overkill if it's a home network. You ought to only have one router and use switches to connect all you buds when they come over. Routers are slow and they're designed to seperate networks by blocking all broadcasts (packets used to make the network function) from going between the networks. Switches are better suited to connect hosts on one network because they're faster and cheaper. Since you already own the routers though, there's no since in getting rid of them because it doesn't really matter for a small network. Even hubs are good enough for under 8 users. be sure that your routers are set up to use cut-through forwarding for the lowest latency. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Got3n Posted October 14, 2003 Share Posted October 14, 2003 Gig here on my server connected toa gig switch then 10/100 on all my other pc's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PCKing Posted October 14, 2003 Share Posted October 14, 2003 So why does a 4000 user company runs a 100 MB network with only a 10MB pipe to the net with no issues on speed to the net? add routers to the equation and the company will run fine... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
focusdriver114 Posted October 14, 2003 Share Posted October 14, 2003 thanks for the tips Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morganpugh84 Posted October 14, 2003 Share Posted October 14, 2003 At work I have a gigabit and fibre optic connection to other offices however not to the internet. Out internet connection is OC12 which is about 622 Mbps. Is still too slow for the files I need to transfer :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livesoca Posted October 14, 2003 Share Posted October 14, 2003 Nope, not at the moment... but I'm thinking about it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inertia Posted October 14, 2003 Share Posted October 14, 2003 I have it at work, but my 100mbps switch is more than capable of forfilling my needs at home, so i doubt i will be changing it any time soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giantsnyy2002 Posted October 14, 2003 Share Posted October 14, 2003 my motherboard supports it but im running at 100Mbits Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schmoove Posted October 14, 2003 Share Posted October 14, 2003 running my lan at 10 mbit.... my 3com hub only supports 10. well my internet is only 3 mbit, so 10 is enough for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pHuzi0n Posted October 15, 2003 Share Posted October 15, 2003 At work I have a gigabit and fibre optic connection to other offices however not to the internet. Out internet connection is OC12 which is about 622 Mbps. Is still too slow for the files I need to transfer :( Huh? If you have a OC12 line to the net then you have an optical connection. OC means "optical carrier." That's a pretty fat pipe and most hard drives can't even read that fast. It's most likely that the other end is too slow unless your transferring something larger than a DVD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BxBoy Posted October 17, 2003 Author Share Posted October 17, 2003 is a Gigabit pipe easily saturable? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rapier Posted October 18, 2003 Share Posted October 18, 2003 I Don have ether net :| Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirEvan Posted October 18, 2003 Share Posted October 18, 2003 You would see no change in internt speed, unless you are running a SUPER SLOW 1MB LAN which i dont think anyone does :) Gigabit networks are for users who work alot on their local LAN, mostly for buisnesses. I don't see why anyone else would really need it unless they are transferring HUGE files all the time. My 802.11b connection is great at my house, dont need anything more then that. try printing large documents or images over your 802.11 connection. I used to have a photo printer, a professional Dye-sub cmyk printer. every time i'd try to print from my laptop on an 802.11b card, it would take about 10-15 minutes to spool the job to the printer, because it would have to run each color, sending the image out 4 times on my desktop, sending over 10/100 only took a couple minutes, like 2-3 image sizes were tiffs at around 50-70 megs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oblivion Posted October 19, 2003 Share Posted October 19, 2003 i've actually sent to convert our LAN to Giga-Bit for approval, if it's approved then i can vote YES :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Posted October 20, 2003 Share Posted October 20, 2003 try printing large documents or images over your 802.11 connection. I used to have a photo printer, a professional Dye-sub cmyk printer. every time i'd try to print from my laptop on an 802.11b card, it would take about 10-15 minutes to spool the job to the printer, because it would have to run each color, sending the image out 4 times on my desktop, sending over 10/100 only took a couple minutes, like 2-3 image sizes were tiffs at around 50-70 megs yup, and every home user out there prints documents LIKE THOSE to a printer like yours....... have fun doing it on a faster wireless system, because from what I have seen, G only gets you apprx. 18 - 24mb whereas B gets apprx. 4 - 8mb. Not a HUGE difference. Might cut your 10 - 15 min time in half, but you still got a 5 - 8 minute wait to print a document. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirEvan Posted October 23, 2003 Share Posted October 23, 2003 thats why I don't print over wireless anymore, but instead print over 10/100 to my printserver in the other room... 10-15 min per print is now 2-3 minutes for a 50meg tiff.. anything larger, like 13x19 posters, and i take it to my local pro lab and print on a lightjet 5000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.MULLA Posted October 23, 2003 Share Posted October 23, 2003 well the university i go to upgraded from a 500mbit lan to a 1gb lan..so YES :D and the internet service was also upgraded..from a 512k to 2mbit on each pc.. :D :D at home i run a 100mbit lan.and 512k net :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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