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Buzzons   06-25-2006 at 02:23:20 AM

could you do a review of the most popular gigabit network cards and switches found in the home environment, such as the intel pro 10/100/100 MT and the 4 - 8 port gigabit switches. Could you also in this test it with both cat6 and cat5e cables (to see if it really is worth the cost for a home). Also could it be in a few different operating systems to see which would be the best for a fileserver (for best output) for example.

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thiggins   06-26-2006 at 03:53:42 PM
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could you do a review of the most popular gigabit network cards and switches found in the home environment, such as the intel pro 10/100/100 MT and the 4 - 8 port gigabit switches. Could you also in this test it with both cat6 and cat5e cables (to see if it really is worth the cost for a home). Also could it be in a few different operating systems to see which would be the best for a fileserver (for best output) for example.


Sorry, but the article wouldn't tell you much, since any tests we could run with the test gear we have available isn't going to show any performance difference that could be traced to the hardware.

The dominant factor in network performance is the processor speed, I/O bus architecture and OS of the computer that is hosting the NIC. In general, Linux and other open source OSes have a more efficient TCP/IP stack than Windows, so you might see some performance gains, everything else being equal.

As far as CAT5e vs. CAT6, you're mostly buying a little bit of performance insurance with CAT6. CAT5e is fine for gigabit Ethernet. The larger speed determination is the quality of the cable to connector crimps and whether the cabling contractor has observed all the do's and don'ts.

See this article for more info:
http://www.tomsnetworking.com/2003 [...] edtoknow_/

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