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Ethernet at 1000 Mb/s (1 Gb/s). Can be over copper or fiber. There are different types of fiber.

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How to get gigabit network speeds on Windows XP?

We've just installed gigabit switches at work, and things on the Linux side are going well. Our linux boxes, which use a Intel Corporation 82566DM-2 Gigabit nic (according to lspci), consistently get over 900 mbits/sec: iperf -c…
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How does Brocade (Foundry) FastIron CX compare to Cisco 3750 stackable switches?

We're considering Brocade's CX series vs. Cisco's 3750 at both core and distribution layers for a new site with gig to desktop, without POE. If you have any hands-on experience with FastIron CX switches, I would greatly value your impressions. …
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Gigabit ports on Dell Powerconnect 2324 never worked

I have a Dell Powerconnect 2324 with Gigabit ports - 24 ports 10/100 ports with 2 Gigabit ports - that never worked. It's supposed to auto-detect everything, but even trying different combinations I never get any lights or connection on the 2…
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Load balancing multiple NICs on single machine presenting a virtual IP

I've inherited a network setup, where the NFS/Samba linux RAID server ("Ubuntu 14.04.5 LTS") is serving everything over one NIC. As a result, the 1Gb network bandwidth is saturated. Unfortunately, the entire subnet attaches to this server via it's…
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Why does my Realtek gigabit NIC not advertise 1000Mbit mode?

I currently have a NAS (openmediavault based on debian) with a Realtek gigabit NIC (ASRock Q1900-ITX on-board LAN), but it won't advertise that it is gigabit-capable. ethtool eth0 gives the following output: Settings for eth0: Supported ports: […
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One switch port suddenly no longer at gigabit speed

I've got this manageable switch : https://www.amazon.com/TP-Link-Ethernet-Sheilded-Replacement-TL-SG108E/dp/B00K4DS5KU/ in my network for about 3 months now. Yesterday I noticed that a computer directly connected to it did not have gigabit link…
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Ethernet cable lengths

I was recently installing some servers, and making the cables the right length so that everything in the rack was tidy. 2 out of quite a few links failed to operate at gigabit, degrading to 100mb. All cables had been tested, the thing that these 2…
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Can FOG and/ or WDS do multicast over an ordinary unmanaged Gigabit Switch? or does it need hardware with specific multicast features?

Can FOG and/ or WDS do multicast over an ordinary unmanaged Gigabit Switch? or does it need hardware with specific multicast features? Trying to help a small non profit in Asia with a poor budget. Currently Scenario: 2 x Windows 2008 DCs (one…
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Throughput dropped when using two ethernet ports simultaneosly

I have a board based on Altera Cyclone V, its ARM SoC is clocked at 800MHz, the boardd has two 1Gbit/s ethernet ports. When I benchmarked the throughput of a single port using iPerf, I managed to get 750Mbit/s. Later on I configure them to be…
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gigabit cat6 cable connecting 100Mbps only (Electrical interference?)

I have a gigabit switch and I am connecting my laptop to it using a cat6 ethernet cable. The problem is it is connecting to 100Mbps only instead of 1Gbps. This is what i found : The is a zone in which the cat 6 cable passes where there are…
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Viability of Mac OS X 10.9 Time Machine Server in office environment

Currently we have about 20 Mac OS 10.9 MacBook Pros (almost all with SSDs) backing up to individual USB drives. I'd like to consolidate these to one drobo thunderbolt drive array attached to a Mac Mini server (running 10.9 server) using time machine…
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1GB dedicated port

I'm in the process of selecting a dedicated host for a big data project deployment. I need my servers to be well connected with each other. One of the provider I'm investigating is serverloft. Here is a statement I've found on the website about…
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Issue with Netgear GS108T Managed Switch and Jumbo Frames

I recently purchased a Netgear GS108T managed switch and I am trying to configure jumbo packets between my NAS (Thecus N4100Pro), PC and managed switch. I should mention the fact that I was able to use jumbo frames between my PC and NAS before I…
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Gigabit Ethernet on 200 mbit/s speed - why?

Today I tried to connect two laptop computers, both having Gigabit Ethernet NICs, both with Windows 7, with straight cable cat 5e. The cable is ca 50 cm long so the category 5e should be enough. I've set static IP addresses for both and tested them…
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Is 1000 Base SX fiber multimode (850nm) backwards compatible with 100 Base Sx fiber multimode (850nm)?

Is 1000 Base SX fiber multimode (850nm) interface backwards compatible with 100 Base Sx fiber multimode (850nm) interface?
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