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- May 17, 2004
I was wondering something....
If gigabit networks can only run 125MB/s....what would be the best/ideal hardware setup to give you the highest chances of attaining those speeds. For example, would the nf4 939 boards with pcie gigabit lan connected via cat 5e/6 cabling and using sata2 HD be the best solution? Or is that overboard since you can't actually reach the 200MB/s due to gigabit max being 125MB/s??
Also, i also guessing that transmission speeds would also depend on the receiving computer as well, right? There's no point sending 125MB/s if the other comp can only 'receive' 100MB/s....am i right?
And, what is the point of PCI-x network cards if gigabit can only reach 125MB/s - or is because you can use fiber optic or something expensive like that to reach higher speeds (versus copper)?
If gigabit networks can only run 125MB/s....what would be the best/ideal hardware setup to give you the highest chances of attaining those speeds. For example, would the nf4 939 boards with pcie gigabit lan connected via cat 5e/6 cabling and using sata2 HD be the best solution? Or is that overboard since you can't actually reach the 200MB/s due to gigabit max being 125MB/s??
Also, i also guessing that transmission speeds would also depend on the receiving computer as well, right? There's no point sending 125MB/s if the other comp can only 'receive' 100MB/s....am i right?
And, what is the point of PCI-x network cards if gigabit can only reach 125MB/s - or is because you can use fiber optic or something expensive like that to reach higher speeds (versus copper)?