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Blackened · 03-03-2011, 10:02

Hi all - hoping someone can help with this.

I have a PC> Superhub> Network Media Tank combo. The Superhub and NMT have gigabit ports.
I'm transferring files to the NMT over FTP at approx 100mbs (so Cute FTP tells me) - max I've hit is 134mbs.
I've been into the properties of my (onboard) ethernet and chosen 'auto-negotiation' to achieve this. There is a setting for 1000Mbps full duplex but this setting only gives me approx 50mbs speeds. Both the PC and the NMT LED's on the ports on the Superhub are green.
Am I getting full possible speed or is my onboard ethernet not gigabit and I need a gigabit PCI card?
I'm of the thinking (that with the Superhub and NMT with gigabit ports) I should be able to FTP across my network at 1000mbs and not the 100mbs I'm currently getting but I'm rubbish with numbers, seriously & the bit of Googling I did left me baffled. Would appreciate some help if poss.

Thanks.

03-03-2011, 10:02	#1
Blackened Inactive Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 665	Confused - gigabit ethernet speed & Superhub Hi all - hoping someone can help with this. I have a PC> Superhub> Network Media Tank combo. The Superhub and NMT have gigabit ports. I'm transferring files to the NMT over FTP at approx 100mbs (so Cute FTP tells me) - max I've hit is 134mbs. I've been into the properties of my (onboard) ethernet and chosen 'auto-negotiation' to achieve this. There is a setting for 1000Mbps full duplex but this setting only gives me approx 50mbs speeds. Both the PC and the NMT LED's on the ports on the Superhub are green. Am I getting full possible speed or is my onboard ethernet not gigabit and I need a gigabit PCI card? I'm of the thinking (that with the Superhub and NMT with gigabit ports) I should be able to FTP across my network at 1000mbs and not the 100mbs I'm currently getting but I'm rubbish with numbers, seriously & the bit of Googling I did left me baffled. Would appreciate some help if poss. Thanks.