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Druchii 08-12-2008 08:14
Re: Gigabit Switches
 
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Originally Posted by ZrByte (Post 34692131)
Similar to mine though I do get faster speeds between certain machines, I'm guessing its a driver/hardware combination thing. My two HP Evos can do about 30MB/s between each other yet my laptop and my other machine (Both with Gig NICs) only achieve between 16MB/s - 20MB/s to any of the other machines including the Evos.
I'm using Cat5, not even Cat5e, which is where i believe the problem lies, that and one machine is using Vista ;)
My cable run is sub 2m. :)

ZrByte 08-12-2008 08:20
Re: Gigabit Switches
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Druchii (Post 34692133)
I'm using Cat5, not even Cat5e, which is where i believe the problem lies, that and one machine is using Vista ;)
My cable run is sub 2m. :)
I think my slower speeds are probably also related to the cheap switch I'm using. I didn't want full gigabit speeds anyway as I only want it for media streaming to my HTPC so those speeds work for me.

Druchii 08-12-2008 08:45
Re: Gigabit Switches
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by ZrByte (Post 34692137)
I think my slower speeds are probably also related to the cheap switch I'm using. I didn't want full gigabit speeds anyway as I only want it for media streaming to my HTPC so those speeds work for me.
Yup, i find it surprising how low spec you can go before video will not stream. I recall using an old 54g router that connected at 11Mbps due to the distance we were connecting at, it still streamed video perfectly well :)

Think i'm dragging this thread off-topic mind.

cnewton2k 08-12-2008 11:29
Re: Gigabit Switches
 
well i am not sure whjat is causing my slow speeds i am using CAT 5e and have a D link DIR 655 with cable lenght of about 1.5 meters!!

AbyssUnderground 08-12-2008 12:06
Re: Gigabit Switches
 
cat5 won't let the NIC run at 1Gbps. Found this out myself when I got a gigabit switch the other day, only to find out the hard wired network in the house is cat5 and not cat5e :mad: So I can never have 1Gbps unless I upgrade the wiring and I wasted £30 on a gigabit switch...

Druchii 08-12-2008 12:16
Re: Gigabit Switches
 
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Originally Posted by AbyssUnderground (Post 34692233)
cat5 won't let the NIC run at 1Gbps. Found this out myself when I got a gigabit switch the other day, only to find out the hard wired network in the house is cat5 and not cat5e :mad: So I can never have 1Gbps unless I upgrade the wiring and I wasted £30 on a gigabit switch...
Mine defo is Cat5. Not Cat5 Enhanced, maybe it has to do with the short cable length?

AbyssUnderground 08-12-2008 12:21
Re: Gigabit Switches
 
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Originally Posted by Druchii (Post 34692237)
Mine defo is Cat5. Not Cat5 Enhanced, maybe it has to do with the short cable length?
Hmm well whenever I try through the house wiring, max the NIC goes to is 100Mbps, yet I try direct into the switch with a 1m or 5m cable and it works at 1Gbps... A friend of mine even confirmed thats the issue.


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