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Speed shows 100.0 Mbps but why not 1.0 Gbps?
I have a very simple setup. A Verizon Fios Actiontec MI424WR going to my Realtek RTL8168C(P)/8111C(P) Family PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet NIC. For some reason my speed is shown as 100.0 Mbps. Why doesn't ...
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why are local file transfers slower than 1Gbps /100Mbps
I have 2 computers both with 1Gbps ethernet cars (PCI) and are connected to a 1Gbps capable Switch with Cat 5e ethernet cable. Why are file transfers so much slower than 100Mbps let alone 1Gbps.
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Cat5e Network Runs Longer Than 30' Will Not Connect Gigabit
I have three network switches, all gigabit, from DLink and TPLink:
1x 4-port
2x 8-port
Connecting to these are 5 laptops and 2 desktops, all with gigabit NICs:
4 Realtek
1 Intel
1 AMD
1 unknown
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UTP Cat-6 low speeds
I've got a UTP Cat-6 ethernet installation with a Linux server in one end, my PC in the other and three gigabit switches in between. Recently I changed the cable from a normal Cat-5 to an UTP Cat-6, ...
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Increase speeds with an unmanaged GBE switch?
I have a network with a dead slow 10/100 router. The router cannot be replaced, and I wish to speed up transfers between two, or possibly three computers on the network.
If I plug an unmanaged ...
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NIC works at 100Mb, not 1Gb - how to diagnose?
I have a (crappy) home media server with an onboard NVIDIA MCP77 Gigabit LAN chip (under Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid). This is connected to a Virgin Media SuperHub (VMDG480) which contains a gigabit switch via ...
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Over gigabit connection, Teracopy does 31MB/s, but Windows 8 does it at ~109MB per second?
I got my brain-melting first taste of Gigabit networking today, between my 2011 MacMini and Windows 8 Pro desktop connected via Cat.5e to Linksys WRT320N(sporting dd-WRT).
After making sure that the ...
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Getting Realtek drivers to reach Gigabit speed under Ubuntu is nigh impossible
I have a HP Touchsmart TM2 2105 laptop, quite recently bought. The NIC is Gigabit speed capable, with a Realtek R8168 chipset.
I installed the drivers from Realtek, it works, ethtools indicates ...
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I can't get gigabit speed
I want gigabit speeds, but the best I can get is only 12mbps. I am transferring from my computer over a gigabit Ethernet (Built-in Realtek adapter) on an Asus motherboard (I checked the specifications ...
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Can I get an adapter for usb 3.0 to gigabit, or a gigabit switch with usb 3.0?
Basically I want to be able to attach USB 3.0 external portable hard drives to my network and maintain at least gigabit speeds.
I can think of four ways to do this, two of which I know exist:
1) NAS ...
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gigabit vs T100 router internet speed
i understand that data send/receive among networked computers would be faster on a gigabit router but would there be a speed increase for internet connection?
would it make a difference for a program ...
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Can I add a gigabit switch to my D-Link WiFi router for gigabit networking?
I currently have a D-Link DIR-628 router in my home network that I use for wifi and local networking. However, I am looking to upgrade to a gigabit network as the data transfer speed between my ...
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Which gigabit NICs are supported by Ubuntu out of the box?
I have an issue with my rtl8169 gigabit NIC. Which gigabit NICs are supported out of the box by Ubuntu lucid?
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Gigabit Switch Is Slow In One Direction, Fast In Opposite Direction
I have a desktop and a laptop connected by a network switch. Both have Gigabit network cards. My old (Netgear) Fast Ethernet switch gives equal throughput in both directions for file copying ...
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How to diagnose NIC not auto-negotiating to gigabit consistently? Linux, forcedeth driver
As a follow-up to a previous question (in which I was trying to work out which part of my network hardware was causing problems with gigabit)...
My eMachines ER-1401 (NVIDIA MCP77 ethernet adapter) ...
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Can see 100mbps in the lan even though i have cat6 cables and gigabit switch
I have a lan setup where i used cat 6 cable and a gigabit switch .. also the systems all have gigabit ports but lan connection speed only shows as 100mbps .. all the systems are running windows xp .. ...
