[clue] Gigabit ports and cables?

[Dan Kulinski]

Use ethtool <interface name> to discover the speeds.

Cat5E is the required cable to run gigabit speeds.  If you don't have the
cables, Monoprice is a very cheap place to purchase what you need.  I was
transfering a set of game files from my PC to my son's PC and we hit
45MB/sec.  If he had a more modern PC with an SSD it would have been even
faster.

Dan


On Thu, Dec 27, 2012 at 10:44 AM, Adrian Nagle <anagle at naglenet.org> wrote:

>
> What are my chances of actually getting gigabit speeds?  How to I check if
> my network cards are compatible?  It is essential to have cat5e cables?
>
> I had to replace a network switch in my family room and only now realized
> gigabit switches are common.  Now I'm deciding if I should replace my main
> network switch at my server to gigabit.  I need to get at least 8 ports
> which is starting to get expensive for me.
>
> My computers are two years old, except my server is a decade old.  I had
> my house wired for ethernet last year. House cables are stamped with cat5e.
> But my random cables between equipment and switches are not cat5e.
>
> I do occasionally transfer some large encrypted containers and camera
> picture and video files between my computers and server (not a big deal
> though).
>
> Thanks!
> Adrian
>
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