Full Duplex or Half Duplex

[Appledrop]

hi, i connect to the web via an rj45 to my other pc, which connects to a cable modem... what should i be using on both their nic's, Full or Half duplex,
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[Aves]

Full-Duplex allows devices to transmit and recieve at the same time while half-duplex is only one at a time; theoretically making full-duplex twice as fast.

The thing to keep in mind is that you can only use full-duplex in point-to-point communication such as router to router, router to PC, PC to switch, etc. If you're going through a hub then you have to use half-duplex because the media access is shared.

Also, you're going to be limited by the speed of the Internet connection anyway.

 

[phatrabt]

Full Duplex is always better, but make sure your equipment can do it or you'll get collisions and bad performance. If in doubt, seto Auto-negotiate. HTH

 

[Appledrop]

Jesus.. i just set this pc to half duplex, and my cable connected pc to auto sense, and now i get half ping time to google, and i no longer have 5 second freezes in CS.. thanks guys!