08-12-2008, 08:14
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Re: Gigabit Switches
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Originally Posted by ZrByte
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.
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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. 
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08-12-2008, 08:20
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Re: Gigabit Switches
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Originally Posted by Druchii
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.
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08-12-2008, 08:45
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Re: Gigabit Switches
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Originally Posted by ZrByte
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.
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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.
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08-12-2008, 11:29
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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!!
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08-12-2008, 12:06
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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  So I can never have 1Gbps unless I upgrade the wiring and I wasted £30 on a gigabit switch...
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08-12-2008, 12:16
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Re: Gigabit Switches
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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 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?
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08-12-2008, 12:21
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Re: Gigabit Switches
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Originally Posted by Druchii
Mine defo is Cat5. Not Cat5 Enhanced, maybe it has to do with the short cable length?
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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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