From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Sep 14 07:49:20 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9563E16A417 for ; Fri, 14 Sep 2007 07:49:20 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from iaccounts@ibctech.ca) Received: from pearl.ibctech.ca (pearl.ibctech.ca [208.70.104.210]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 30E9013C461 for ; Fri, 14 Sep 2007 07:49:20 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from iaccounts@ibctech.ca) Received: (qmail 55499 invoked by uid 1002); 14 Sep 2007 07:49:19 -0000 Received: from iaccounts@ibctech.ca by pearl.ibctech.ca by uid 89 with qmail-scanner-1.22 (spamassassin: 2.64. Clear:RC:1(208.70.104.100):. Processed in 11.429317 secs); 14 Sep 2007 07:49:19 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO ?192.168.30.110?) (steve@ibctech.ca@208.70.104.100) by pearl.ibctech.ca with (DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA encrypted) SMTP; 14 Sep 2007 07:49:07 -0000 Message-ID: <46EA3CFB.1010708@ibctech.ca> Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2007 03:49:15 -0400 From: Steve Bertrand User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.6 (Windows/20070728) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Darren Spruell References: <46EA192E.7030807@gmail.com> <46EA2955.5050802@gmail.com> <839aec700709140012t3f65b494i998a6f489368f996@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <839aec700709140012t3f65b494i998a6f489368f996@mail.gmail.com> X-Enigmail-Version: 0.95.3 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Good FreeBSD Supported Gigabit Ethernet Card? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2007 07:49:20 -0000 >> No offence meant, but why would you like to upgrade a "home" network to >> Gbit? Is it required at all? > > This is a useless response. Why do you feel the need to question his > intentions? > > Maybe he wants faster throughput. Maybe he'd like to utilize GigE > speeds on a switch he bought. Maybe he wants to learn more about > gigabit networking. > > At any rate, "why" really doesn't matter. Why really does matter. It was a genuine inquisitive inquiry. There was nothing wrong with his question...it was relatively polite and quoted in context properly as to emphasize why this sort of upgrade would need to be done in a particular location. Perhaps the poster was questioning the OP because he wanted to learn about GigE himself, and why it may/would be needed/wanted... Steve