Gigabit with a mixed network

[Circlenaut]

I'm trying to find a switch that can handle a mixed network well. I've been reading a lot of reviews about people getting gigabit switches and having them internally throwtle all traffic down to fast ethernet. I can understand slowing down between fast ethernet and gigabit but why slow down the gigabit to gigabit connection? Is there a switch out there "smart" enough to do this? the gigabit I have no cannot do this (some old d-link gigabit switch).

Any thoughts?

 

[Madwand1]

Don't worry about it -- it's largely a misunderstanding and propagation of a myth.

There is a problem if you're transferring from a server in your LAN to a 100 Mb/s client and a gigabit client at the same time, but this case is not common, and even then there are workarounds.

http://www.smallnetbuilder.com/content/view/30212/54/

 

[Circlenaut]

Wow, thanks for that article.

 

[JackMDS]

If you are using sub $100m gear use separate switch for the Giga.