Question about network speeds

[40sTheme]

Ok, I've currently got a Toshiba PCX2500 modem and a D-Link DI-604 router. They both only support up to 100BASE-T Ethernet. Now, I have Time Warner Cable RoadRunner internet, which around here is fiber optic Gb Ethernet. I get D/L speeds of around 600KB/s which translates into around 4.8Mbps (I think I'm doing the math right? Divide by 1000, multiply by 8?). If I get a new router and modem that support 100/1000BASE-T and run Cat 5e cables, will I be able to obtain faster speeds? I.E. can it translate into numbers more resembling Fast Ethernet? Or am I thinking totally wrong? I've taken a Networking 1 course (CCNA), but my teacher sucked and I didn't learn much, so I could be thinking about things in a very poor perspective.

 

[SwiftWind]

I think the real question is what speeds did you sign up for with the cable company?

 

[Red Squirrel]

Woah they got 1gbps home connections now? I work for the ISP here, and thats what we use for some uplinks for MANY customers.... wow we are so behind here. I thought the rumored upcoming adsl2 was high lol (20mbps).

 

[JackMDS]

If RR feed at your door step is 6Mb/sec. (Typical RR contract) 600KB/sec. is what you should get.

Faster Hardware would make it Faster the way a $10bill transfers itself into $20 bill when put into a bigger purse.

 

[40sTheme]

So, wait, I understood that RR was on a Gb fiber optic backbone? So, I'm paying for that giant, fast thing and only end up getting 6Mbps? That sucks if true...
EDIT: Oh, and I'm on the highest contract for RR.

 

[Fardringle]

You and many, many thousands of other people together are paying for access RoadRunner's Gigabit fiber backbone in your city, in much the same way that you and everyone else in your city are paying for the roads you drive on. You pay for the privilege of using a small part of that system, but you don't get it all to yourself.

As JackMDS said, your connection speed (as allowed by RoadRunner's system) is probably 6Mb/s, which is just about right for the results you are getting on the speed test.

 

[heymrdj]

The last time I looked at a Gb connection for a colocation server it was multiple thousands of $$$. Like 4 grand a month. I don't think you're paying that.

 

[NickOlsen8390]

I have Roadrunner here, and i assure you, you dont have GB Fiber. The modem you have is a cable modem. there NOC may have GB fiber, but your not paying for it. you paying for your 6mbs, here the fastest speed is 10mbs down 1mbs up

 

[Red Squirrel]

Ok I feel less jealous now. From my impression of the OP I thought he was getting 1gbps right to his house lol. If I had that I could save so much on hosting costs of dedicated servers... can put whatever hardware I want in them without paying extra per month.

 

[NickOlsen8390]

Thats why you work for a small ISP where there IS a fast connection, and colo your own crap in there racks.....for free.

 

[drebo]

Yeah...I've got a few servers in a Colo with a 100mbit connection. Unfortunately, it's about 30 miles away from where our office is, so it's not all that practical to download stuff, and then drive up there to pick it up.

We are looking at moving to a closer colo...but we're also looking at starting a hosted PBX VoIP/Digital phone service, and the new colo doesn't have cheap T1 PRIs.

Oh well.

No big deal, really...I've got 6mbit DSL at home and that's plenty fast for me...though I'm moving soon and am scoping out a house that is wired for AT&T's UVerse...so that'll be nice.