Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2007 13:45:10 -0700 From: Oliver Hansen <oliver.hansen@gmail.com> To: Steve Bertrand <iaccounts@ibctech.ca> Cc: Subhro Kar <subhro.kar@gmail.com>, questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Good FreeBSD Supported Gigabit Ethernet Card? Message-ID: <46EAF2D6.7060701@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <46EA3309.3040404@ibctech.ca> References: <46EA192E.7030807@gmail.com> <46EA2955.5050802@gmail.com> <46EA3309.3040404@ibctech.ca>
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Steve Bertrand wrote: > OP said: > > >>> The use will probably be a firewall, proxy, file server, and >>> DVR. >>> > > > >> No offence meant, but why would you like to upgrade a "home" network to >> Gbit? Is it required at all? >> > > Say for instance you have three 'items' on your home network trying to > communicate with a central box on your 'home' LAN, and said LAN was > operating on 100Mpbs NIC's. > > The 'home server' is also on a 100Mbps NIC. > > That gives the home server a theoretical up/down throughput at 200Mpbs. > > If all three items at home are trying to connect with/through this > central box simultaneously, then you now have theoretically 600Mpbs > in/out all at the same time. The central server can't handle this, nor > can any 10/100 layer-2 equipment in between. > > Upgrade all the NIC's in all the items on the home network to GigE, > throw in a GigE switch, and now you can see how you just cut open the > garden hose and now have a small river. > > Even on the smallest of networks, if you've ever tried to transfer > multiple-gigabyte files across it, you will very quickly appreciate the > exponential transfer rate when it comes to the relatively cheap > 'upgrade' to GigE equipment in the home. > > Just make sure you're not still using that old Cat3 cable ;) > > Steve > > I could not have put it as detailed as Steve but yes it's when copying several gigs of images or video that I wish for gigabit ethernet. Cat3, what's that? ;-) -- Oliver Hansen http://www.oliverhansen.com
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