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how many people have gigabit networks in there homes yet?

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I ran Cat 6 cables, but I don't have a gigabit router or switch. I have no need for it at this time.
 
My router and cables are gigabit capable, as are 5 of my 6 machines. The 6th is a shitty celeron rig so I don't really care.
 
Originally posted by: RadiclDreamer
Originally posted by: KLin
I DO 😀. I enjoy 100+ mb/sec file transfers.
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fixed that for ya. Big MB = megaBYTES little mb = megaBITS
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If he has gigabit ethernet (which he says he does), then he could be getting 100+ MB(yte)/sec file transfers.
 
Originally posted by: mugs
Originally posted by: RadiclDreamer
Originally posted by: KLin
I DO 😀. I enjoy 100+ mb/sec file transfers.
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fixed that for ya. Big MB = megaBYTES little mb = megaBITS
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If he has gigabit ethernet (which he says he does), then he could be getting 100+ MB(yte)/sec file transfers.
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Unlikely with most home gear. Hell, most of the time I dont get it with enterprise level gear unless the moon and the stars are properly aligned
 
supposedly cat6a supports 10 gig ethernet. when are we gonna see some integrated controllers? intel? broadcom?! sigh, realtek?
 
Originally posted by: zanejohnson
i have no problem streaming HD content from my server to my PC on my 100mb network, gimme a sec and i'll post a screeny to prove it..
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heres streaming a hd 720p, dd5.1 file to my pc from my server

screenshot
 
Originally posted by: alyarb
supposedly cat6a supports 10 gig ethernet. when are we gonna see some integrated controllers? intel? broadcom?! sigh, realtek?
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You are not going to be affording that anytime soon, I just got done with a nice sized network bid from several vendors and it aint cheap by any stretch of the imagination
 
Originally posted by: mugs
I ran Cat 6 cables, but I don't have a gigabit router or switch. I have no need for it at this time.
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I just did some research and it seems like wireless N still hasn't firmed up as a standard. Nobody knows for sure where it's going.

Um, and why wasn't this posted to the Networking Forum? It's not exactly off topic there, although I don't really care.
 
Originally posted by: RadiclDreamer
Originally posted by: alyarb
supposedly cat6a supports 10 gig ethernet. when are we gonna see some integrated controllers? intel? broadcom?! sigh, realtek?
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You are not going to be affording that anytime soon, I just got done with a nice sized network bid from several vendors and it aint cheap by any stretch of the imagination
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If it follows trends expect 3-4 years from now.
 
Originally posted by: zanejohnson
i have a gigabit router, but the only machine in our house that has a gigabit nic is mine, and on my router everything plugged into it has to be gigabit or it limits all ports to 100mbps...
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Which brand and model router is that, and how did you determine this behavior? Gigabit routers are essentially routers with a built-in gigabit switch, and modern gigabit switches should be able to maintain different link speeds on different ports. If not, then most gigabit switches would be doomed, as most configurations link to a 10/100 router or host at least 1 10/100 device.
 
Originally posted by: spidey07
Originally posted by: RadiclDreamer
Originally posted by: alyarb
supposedly cat6a supports 10 gig ethernet. when are we gonna see some integrated controllers? intel? broadcom?! sigh, realtek?
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You are not going to be affording that anytime soon, I just got done with a nice sized network bid from several vendors and it aint cheap by any stretch of the imagination
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If it follows trends expect 3-4 years from now.
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Like I said, not anytime soon. Even then its gonna be expensive.
 
Originally posted by: RadiclDreamer
Originally posted by: mugs
If he has gigabit ethernet (which he says he does), then he could be getting 100+ MB(yte)/sec file transfers.
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Unlikely with most home gear. Hell, most of the time I dont get it with enterprise level gear unless the moon and the stars are properly aligned
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Yes, it's unlikely, but the "enterprise gear" bit is a myth for simple workloads. The network is rarely the bottleneck with modern, even consumer-level, gear. The OS, file system and hard drives are the more limiting factors at home, but RAID is also commonly available as an option on consumer desktops, at least enthusiast ones, and with the combination of modern OS, file server and desktop, you can get > 100 MB/s sustained large file transfers with consumer gear.
 
yup, EVERYTHING gig, except laptops over the air, and my 360.

the biggest issue I have is MS's file sharing, man that protocol is slow as hell still....SMB I think they call it.
 
Only on my main pc which has its own nic on my file/dhcp/anything else server. Most of my computers have gigabit nics but Id have to buy a couple of gigabit switches to replace the old ones. I'm also not to sure of the spec of the wire thats ran around my house.
 
this is how i have my stuff setup... cable modem>wrt54g as a hardware firewall and wireless>3com 12 port gigabit switch>netgear 8 port switch
3 systems that are always on- 2HTPCs and a server, my game PC which is on almost every night and i occasionally use my laptop for remote desktop.
 
I'll convert as soon as I get Fios. Hopefully in 2-3 months. Also going to hardwire my 360 downstairs. Right now it's 802.11g and streaming videos to it can sometimes be painful.
 
Gigabit here (Cat 6, too).

PC
NAS
PS3

10/100
TV (Samsung 52" 750 series)
router (buffalo with DD_WRT)

I was running without Cat6, just cat 5 for a while, and the network speeds sucked! Got me some Cat6 on monoprice...and speeds are much more respectable (thought the NAS is slow as crap).
 
Last piece of the puzzle for me is a good gigabit router. I currently have all switches and PCs at Gb (save for an Asrock board - they are too cheap to go onboard Gb) but haven't found a reliable Gb router.

My Netgear 834B was a refurb, and the 854gb model has an absolutely atrocious track record, so I'll give it another few months and then go router shopping.
 
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