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"Robert Klute" <robert_klute_removethis@hp.com> wrote in message
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> On Wed, 7 Sep 2005 19:46:56 -0600, "JBM" <jmanning95@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>>Any one know if the network port on the K8N-E will run at 1000baseT
>>speeds?
>>I just bought a Zonet 5port gigabit switch and the best I can do is
>>100baseT.
>>Was using cat5 cables and changed to cat6 but that didn't help.
>
> For a short distance the cable shouldn't matter for setting the link
> speed. It may make a difference on bit error rates.
>
>
>>Wondering if I'm going to have to buy some zonet gigabit adaptors to go
>>with the
>>switch. Or is there some setting in XP or something else I need to check.
>
> First thing to check is the settings of the port. Since I don't know
> whether you have the desktop set up as XP or classic, bear with me if I
> seem to take the long route to get there. First, open the control
> panel. Double click on Network Connections. Right click on your active
> Local Area Connection and select properties. Click on the Configure
> button at the top, next to the Connect using device. Go to the advanced
> tab. There should be a poperty for Link Speed and/or Duplex. Click on
> Link Speed and make sure it is set to auto. If there is a separate box
> for duplex, make sure it is also set to auto. Click OK. Now right
> click on the Local Area Connection icon in the Network Connections
> window and select Disable. Wait for it to disable, then right click and
> select enable. Wait for it to enable. Right click again and select
> status. The Speed should be 1000Mb or 1Gb.
>
> If not, we'll try something else.
>
>>If it matters the gigbit switch is connected to a netgear router which
>>runs
>>at 100baseT.
>
> The link between the switch and the router will be 100Mb and any traffic
> through that router will be limited to a maximum of that speed.
Thanks for your help.
Now windows reports the speed as 1Gb, but the lights on the switch reports
the speed
as 100baseT . This is the same on both computers I'm trying to get working.
Oh and my deskto is setup as XP.