RE: Gigabit Ethernet

["Paul Gordon" <paul_gordon@xxxxxxx>]

Believe me, it's still possible to max out 100MB (which really is only
about 
60-70MB).

Take the other week when I was copying a full 120GB disk from 1 PC to 
another on my 100MB (switched) LAN... SWMBO complained that her browsing
slowed to a crawl!

Paul G.


>From: "Kenneth Watt" <kennwatt@xxxxxxx>
>Reply-To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
>To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
>Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Gigabit Ethernet
>Date: Fri, 31 May 2002 11:03:37 +0100
>
>Just a quick question and I don't want it to become a raging debate
;-)
>
>But why would you need such high data speeds on a home LAN?
>
>Like I say, I'm not starting a debate I'm just curious as to the
uses
>for such a thing as I can only think of one use personally and
that's
>when I start mucking about with huge MP3 drives.
>
>K.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Stuart Booth [mailto:stuart@xxxxxxx]
> > Sent: 31 May 2002 10:52
> > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > Subject: [ukha_d] Gigabit Ethernet
> >
> > I was just reading an artcle in ITWeek about Dell offering
> > P4/Celeron PCs with onboard Gigibit Ethernet (Optiplex
GX260's).
> >
> > I had thought prices of Gigibit Ethernet were exhorbitant.
This
> > newsbit made me wonder if I should plan for GbEthernet when I
> > start wiring my house up with CAT5 cable (or whatever I would
> > require) later in the year.
> >
> > Are there any special cables (CAT6? CAT5e?) required for
> > GbEthernet?
> >
> > Or if CAT5e cable gets slapped in the walls, is it just a
switch
> > upgrade + network card upgrade that is required?
> >
> > Fast Ethernet is more than adequate for my uses at the
moment,
> > but that doesn't mean to say I won't find further uses for it
some
> > years down the road.
> >
> > Stuart
>
>




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