Questions tagged [gigabit-ethernet]
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 do I verify the speed of my NIC?
I just installed a new gigabit network interface card (NIC) in Linux. How do I tell if it is really set to gigabit speeds? I see ethtool has an option to set the speed, but I can't seem to figure ...
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Max distance for cat5e in 1000Mbps / 1 Gigabit
What is the max distance for cat5e cables in 1000Mbps (1 Gigabit) Full Duplex mode?
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Windows 2008 Server on mixed ethernet speeds — download from share slow, but fast plain TCP
I have a Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 server that is AD controller and file server. I have a problem that Windows XP clients experience terribly slow (less than 10Mbps, really less than ten-megabits-per-...
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What is the minimum Ethernet cable length for a Cat 6 gigabit connection?
We run a Netgear GS724Tv3 switch and part of the configuration per port is an option for "Lower Power Mode". The documentation for the switch lists this feature as a "Green Ethernet Configuration" ...
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How many network switches can I daisy chain together [duplicate]
We have a number of custom computer systems that need to be networked and temporarily installed around a football stadium - each computer has it's own network switch. These computers all need to be ...
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Long Gigabit Ethernet Run
I am trying to get an Gig-E network between two buildings that are approximately 260 ft. away. While some TRENDnet switches failed to be able to connect to each other over Cat 6 at that distance, two ...
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Bonding 2 or more Gigabyte NIC together to get 2Gbps performance between 1 server and 1 client?
I have not gotten the server or the NIC yet, but here is the target setup:
1x Server
1x Client
1 or more NIC linked point to point between the Server & Client (No switch involved)
So I am ...
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How do I increase the ring parameters for a NIC on a Linux server
I used the ethtool utility to increase the rx and tx values for the NIC on one of our servers. I ran the following command:
ethtool -g eth0
Ring parameters for eth0:
Pre-set maximums:
RX: ...
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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, ...
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ethernet cable is connected but It shows unplugged [closed]
I told datacenter too connect two of my servers with a crossover cable to each other. But when I try this command
ethtool eth0
Settings for eth0:
Supported ports: [ TP ]
Supported ...
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Best practice to trunk two GB switches?
I already read some similar questions but I still have no clue on how to do it the right way. I have a D-Link DGS-1248T 48 port GB-switch with 4 mini GBIC ports and I want to connect it to another ...