[plug] gigabit lan

[Jon L. Miller]

It is recommended that you use at least CAT5e or better from what cablers
tell me.

Jon

On Wed, January 9, 2008 08:33, Kev wrote:
> Gregory Orange wrote:
>> Daniel Pearson (Flashware Solutions) wrote:
>>> What I see as the begging question though, is what brand is the
>>> switch? I've noted the same thing for a client using a cheap'ish
>>> TP-Link 16 port GB switch..
>>>
>>> Do you have another gigabit switch you could borrow to try, even if
>>> its just to connect the 2 machines in question?
>>
>> Or even grab a crossover cable and connect the machines directly to
>> each other.
>
> Ok, did that.  The speed did increase ever-so slightly.  Typically
> oscillating between about 14 and 27 Mbytes/sec according to gkrellm.
> Mostly around about 21 Mbytes/sec.  Do you think I could expect
> significant improvement if I used cat6 cables?
>
> Many Thanks
> Kev
>
>
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