baineschile
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Sterling Heights, MI
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Re: Downstream is nice but....
100mbs is a tough thing to do. Not necessarly technically, but people are always expecting improvement in the internet speed area.
After 100mbs, it gets sticky. 99% of all ethernet cards out there are rated at 100, which means they cant get any higher than that. People would have to upgrade TONS of personal equipment (not only multiple aspects of hardware, but some OS software too) to get above 100. |
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Cheese
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join:2003-10-26
Naples, FL
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| said by baineschile  :100mbs is a tough thing to do. Not necessarly technically, but people are always expecting improvement in the internet speed area. After 100mbs, it gets sticky. 99% of all ethernet cards out there are rated at 100, which means they cant get any higher than that. People would have to upgrade TONS of personal equipment (not only multiple aspects of hardware, but some OS software too) to get above 100. And most of the newer computers/cards have gigabit and that is becoming standard. |
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elios
join:2005-11-15
Springfield, MO
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said by baineschile :100mbs is a tough thing to do. Not necessarly technically, but people are always expecting improvement in the internet speed area. After 100mbs, it gets sticky. 99% of all ethernet cards out there are rated at 100, which means they cant get any higher than that. People would have to upgrade TONS of personal equipment (not only multiple aspects of hardware, but some OS software too) to get above 100. i think you MISSED that WITH IN THE NETWORK thing
so you cant pull all 100Mbps who cares its like being on any 100Mbps lan but you can share stuff with your buddies down the street at full wire speed
and yea show me any PC made in the last 10 years that DIDNT have atlest a 10/100 nic in it |
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dadkins
Can you do Blu?
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join:2003-09-26
Hercules, CA
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said by Cheese :said by baineschile :100mbs is a tough thing to do. Not necessarly technically, but people are always expecting improvement in the internet speed area. After 100mbs, it gets sticky. 99% of all ethernet cards out there are rated at 100, which means they cant get any higher than that. People would have to upgrade TONS of personal equipment (not only multiple aspects of hardware, but some OS software too) to get above 100. And most of the newer computers/cards have gigabit and that is becoming standard. My 4 1/2 year old laptop has a gigabit NIC. 
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DarkLogix
join:2008-10-23
Baytown, TX | reply to Cheese
Wow great now can LUS bring internet service to baytown?
50/50 wow great Comcast take note if you don't provide better service and fewer bonuses to your VP's you'll be in the dust |
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andrewhaji
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join:2002-03-02
North York, ON
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said by elios :and yea show me any PC made in the last 10 years that DIDNT have atlest a 10/100 nic in it »www.apple.com/macbookair/
(I know, you can purchase an Ethernet dongle, but still, it doesn't come with it built-in.) |
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Cheese
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join:2003-10-26
Naples, FL
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| said by andrewhaji :said by elios :and yea show me any PC made in the last 10 years that DIDNT have atlest a 10/100 nic in it » www.apple.com/macbookair/(I know, you can purchase an Ethernet dongle, but still, it doesn't come with it built-in.) PC! Not Mac!   |
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aaronwt
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join:2004-11-07
Woodbridge, VA
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said by dadkins :said by Cheese :said by baineschile :100mbs is a tough thing to do. Not necessarly technically, but people are always expecting improvement in the internet speed area. After 100mbs, it gets sticky. 99% of all ethernet cards out there are rated at 100, which means they cant get any higher than that. People would have to upgrade TONS of personal equipment (not only multiple aspects of hardware, but some OS software too) to get above 100. And most of the newer computers/cards have gigabit and that is becoming standard. My 4 1/2 year old laptop has a gigabit NIC. I've been using Gigabit since 2001. |
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patcat88
join:2002-04-05
Jamaica, NY
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said by baineschile :100mbs is a tough thing to do. Not necessarly technically, but people are always expecting improvement in the internet speed area. Unless your in the Alexa top 500, your server is plugged into a 100 mbit port at the colo place, so over 100mbit is pointless. |
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floridaguy
@cox.net | Mine is plugged into a burstable 1G port.... (colocated) |
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en102
Canadian, eh?
join:2001-01-26
Valencia, CA | reply to aaronwt
Beyond that ... many wireless routers - unless 'N' or better, are 54 or 108Mbps - and that doesn't include overhead.
Many wireless routers also have 100Mbps ports (haven't seen many that have GigE ports attached, unless they're the WAN port. |
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Toolazy
@nctv.com | reply to patcat88
I'm not in the Alexa top 500. And I'm plugged in to gigE and not colo'ed.
And why do you assume I'd only have one connection going at any given time? |
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dvd536
as Mr. Pink as they come
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join:2001-04-27
Phoenix, AZ
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said by dadkins :said by Cheese :said by baineschile :100mbs is a tough thing to do. Not necessarly technically, but people are always expecting improvement in the internet speed area. After 100mbs, it gets sticky. 99% of all ethernet cards out there are rated at 100, which means they cant get any higher than that. People would have to upgrade TONS of personal equipment (not only multiple aspects of hardware, but some OS software too) to get above 100. And most of the newer computers/cards have gigabit and that is becoming standard. My 4 1/2 year old laptop has a gigabit NIC. So does my cheapa$$ compaq i got at wal*mart.
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iansltx
join:2007-02-19
Golden, CO | reply to en102
My WRT310N is gigabit, but only on the LAN side (seriously). Then again, it's a $90 router. |
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aaronwt
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join:2004-11-07
Woodbridge, VA
·Verizon FIOS
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said by en102 :Beyond that ... many wireless routers - unless 'N' or better, are 54 or 108Mbps - and that doesn't include overhead. Many wireless routers also have 100Mbps ports (haven't seen many that have GigE ports attached, unless they're the WAN port. Just the opposite for me. My last three wireless routers each had 4 gigabit ports. And my current one is the first router I've owned that has a gigabit WAN port. |
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johan_hammy
join:2003-08-08
Dekalb, IL | reply to en102
You can figure that 802.11 ABG will do 1/2 of their rated speed in actual throughput. I'm not sure on 802.11 N. |
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