From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Sep 14 20:45:15 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 C640616A417 for ; Fri, 14 Sep 2007 20:45:15 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from oliver.hansen@gmail.com) Received: from miami.directrouter.com (miami.directrouter.com [72.249.49.130]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AF2CC13C457 for ; Fri, 14 Sep 2007 20:45:15 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from oliver.hansen@gmail.com) Received: from [24.16.193.235] (helo=[192.168.0.100]) by miami.directrouter.com with esmtpa (Exim 4.68) (envelope-from ) id 1IWI2P-0000eG-G8; Fri, 14 Sep 2007 15:45:17 -0500 Message-ID: <46EAF2D6.7060701@gmail.com> Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2007 13:45:10 -0700 From: Oliver Hansen User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.6 (Windows/20070728) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Steve Bertrand References: <46EA192E.7030807@gmail.com> <46EA2955.5050802@gmail.com> <46EA3309.3040404@ibctech.ca> In-Reply-To: <46EA3309.3040404@ibctech.ca> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - miami.directrouter.com X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - freebsd.org X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - gmail.com X-Source: X-Source-Args: X-Source-Dir: Cc: Subhro Kar , 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 20:45:15 -0000 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