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    I just had a question regarding LAN and NIC's if this topic been mentioned b4 please pardon me. I was just wondering is there really any difference in a Gigabit LAN compared to the 10/100 MBit LAN's we use now? Especially when it comes to broadband internet and things like that. Ive been looking at MB's that has the gigabit LAN on board and I wasnt sure if it would be much different....except for the speed difference. What I would like to know is of its practical use.

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  2. It would make no difference at all when sharing a broadband connection. Broadband only runs at 10mb, so even the 100/10 systems are more than enough. As far as file sharing (on a LAN, not P2P) and file transfers, gigabit networks smoke!

    It seems only sensible that in a little while, all networks will be gigabit anyway, so my advice is to get one w/ gigabit, although you won't see any difference w/ your internet.
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    Broadband only runs at 10mb
    Actually it (meaning DSL) runs at 1.5Mbit/s That means even a 10Mbit/s network would be faster than the internet connection.

    But vandakeg is correct, you will see absolutely now difference between gigabit and 10/100 Ethernet on your internet connection. The only place you will notice it is sharing files between computers.

    In the business world, gigabit has been used only to network servers together. But, its getting cheaper and will be in small networks soon. But, I do not think it will be extremely prevalent within the life span of a new MB today. If you are thinking about spending a great deal of money to get gigabit, I wouldn't. If it is not much at all, go for it.

    However, by the time gigabit Ethernet becomes the norm, your new computer will be obsolete. So don’t buy it for that reason.
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    My Network LAN speed is 10 Mbps which is much faster than my internet dialup connection speed of 50.6 Kps.

    I don't think Broadband connection is any better than the LAN as it can be for example only 256 kps or 512 kps depending on the plan. This still half or less than the LAN connection speed of 10 Mbit/s.

    Gigabit LAN seems to me an even faster network speed and this won't make any difference with your Internet access and Internet sharing.

    Broadband is so slow and this is supposed to be superior compared with dialup. I've seen people complaining in another forum of slow broadband connections not much better than dialup.

    Oh well, my internet sharing is still at 50.6 kps in the LAN even though the speed of the network is 10 Mps. And Gigabit LAN won't make any difference with my internet access in any computer in the network and this means at 50.6 kps.
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    Many routers which claim to be 10/100 only offer a 10T Wan port. This means that although you have a 100TX network, the data coming from the modem is only going at 10megs. Make sure when you buy a router it has a 10/100WAN. I was at Microcenter and only 2 had 10/100 WAN's.
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    Originally Posted by Greg12
    Many routers which claim to be 10/100 only offer a 10T Wan port. This means that although you have a 100TX network, the data coming from the modem is only going at 10megs. Make sure when you buy a router it has a 10/100WAN. I was at Microcenter and only 2 had 10/100 WAN's.
    The reason none of the broadband routers have 100Mbit WAN ports is that cable/DSL modems normally have a 10Mbit port, not a 100Mbit. It's more than enough to handle the 1.5Mbit or less that broadband connections usually allow. The only situation where you need a 100Mbit WAN port is when you're using the router box to connect to another 100Mbit network instead of to a broadband connection.
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  7. Originally Posted by Greg12
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    Many routers which claim to be 10/100 only offer a 10T Wan port. This means that although you have a 100TX network, the data coming from the modem is only going at 10megs. Make sure when you buy a router it has a 10/100WAN. I was at Microcenter and only 2 had 10/100 WAN's.
    ADSL 1.5 to 8.2 Mbps down. 64-1 Mbps up. $40-$80/month.

    OC-3 155.52 Mbps Up to $30,000 - $50,000/month + approx.

    Why do you need a 100mb WAN connection? Are you willing to pay 50K on an OC3 and use a Linksys router with it?
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  8. Steno is right. You only need a 100base WAN port if you are connecting it to another network, or have a T3 line (even a T1 can get away with a 10base port) or some other super high speed connection. And if you can afford a T3 line... I want to be your friend!
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  9. Originally Posted by VideoTechMan
    I just had a question regarding LAN and NIC's if this topic been mentioned b4 please pardon me. I was just wondering is there really any difference in a Gigabit LAN compared to the 10/100 MBit LAN's we use now? Especially when it comes to broadband internet and things like that. Ive been looking at MB's that has the gigabit LAN on board and I wasnt sure if it would be much different....except for the speed difference. What I would like to know is of its practical use.

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    I wouldn't bother buying a mobo with a built in gigabyte LAN

    I had to make the choice between this when buying my current mobo (a couple of weeks back) and decided that having a gigabyte LAN wasn't worth it and am just as well as keeping my NIC card because it's not like I'm ever going to use all my PCI slots.
    Plus, I went for the cheaper version of the mobo, which meant I sacrificed the gigabyte LAN and 4 S-ATA connections (I've got 2 on this mobo) but saved myself around £30 (about $42).

    Anyway by the time that you actually might need a gigabyte LAN you will probably feel you need a new mobo anyway (especially with the rate at which processor chipsets are changing at currently).
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  10. Originally Posted by stiltman
    Why do you need a 100mb WAN connection? Are you willing to pay 50K on an OC3 and use a Linksys router with it?
    Ah, but you would be wasting a third of your bandwidth of an OC-3 connection if you had a 100base router. You would need to go gigabit in that case.

    I'll be happy with an OC-1 at 51Mbits which is under the limit
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  11. Originally Posted by Solarjetman
    Originally Posted by stiltman
    Why do you need a 100mb WAN connection? Are you willing to pay 50K on an OC3 and use a Linksys router with it?
    Ah, but you would be wasting a third of your bandwidth of an OC-3 connection if you had a 100base router. You would need to go gigabit in that case.

    I'll be happy with an OC-1 at 51Mbits which is under the limit
    True

    And use a D-Link or Linksys router?
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