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Bindibadgi · 30th May 2007, 16:45

From a reviewer POV, I'm interested if people actually use more than one Gigabit Ethernet, or if it's actually just marketing fluff? I can certainly see the advantage of onboard WiFi, but do people ever use more than one Gigabit socket? Do people even use more than 10/100 at home?

Let me know, it'll help just future boards I review

MrWillyWonka · 30th May 2007, 16:57

I'm assuming you want the votes based on one computer rather than my entire network?

On my rig:
gigabit to my server
100mbps to the network
wifi for snooping around (copper pipes behind the computer leading to the loft acts as an antenna

)

capnPedro · 30th May 2007, 17:12

Onboard Ports
Gigabit to a switch
10/100 to a printer

PCI Cards
54Mb (g) WiFi (used at certain friends' LANs)

GiGo · 30th May 2007, 17:37

Main Rig Dual Ethernet one goes to main network, one goes to the 'download pc' the router uses 54g and aint got any others on wireless yet, most of my other pcs use the onboard 100mpbs adapter as all they do is connect to the net.

K.I.T.T. · 30th May 2007, 17:37

10/100 to webserver, fileserver, FSG-3 and my computer.
54G to printer and anything thats not Pre-N enabled.
Pre-N to anything thats enabled for it.

Bindibadgi · 30th May 2007, 18:42

So people DO use more than one Ethernet port. That's more than I realised!

EDIT to actually MAKE SENSE now.

culley · 30th May 2007, 18:52

10/100 to File server
54g to internet

Atomic · 30th May 2007, 18:53

Only machines I use with dual ethernet are servers...

Glider · 30th May 2007, 18:58

Just choose 10/100 and 54g wireless because that's what I have atm. I used to also have a gateway/router with 5 NICs in it (WAN, LAN, DMZ, Wireless and mini cluster) but that got ditched.

oasked · 30th May 2007, 20:44

10/100 to router, that's it for my main rig. Only the laptop uses 802.11G (although I have used its network socket on occasion).

Krikkit · 30th May 2007, 20:49

I'd use both my GB ethernets, but we're in rented houses and can't go routing 10/100/1000 cables about, so it's wireless B/G for internets and then 10/100/1000 for transfers that aren't USB2.

Highland3r · 30th May 2007, 22:29

10/100 here, only 'cos switches don't support GB. Pretty sure the house is wired for GB lan.

Silver Shamrock · 31st May 2007, 00:00

Quote:

Originally Posted by oasked

10/100 to router, that's it for my main rig. Only the laptop uses 802.11G (although I have used its network socket on occasion).

I'm exactly the same. Even the bit in brakets

kenco_uk · 31st May 2007, 00:23

11g to a wireless-ethernet converter with 4-port 10/100 hub built in, of which 2 are are in use

Hamish · 31st May 2007, 00:42

Quote:

Originally Posted by Atomic

Only machines I use with dual ethernet are servers...

this

Techno-Dann · 31st May 2007, 00:56

10/100 into the house network (all it needs is a gigabit switch, the wiring's already gigabit hardware), 56g on the laptop for school. When it's at home, I drop a router between my PC and the wall and jack the laptop into that.

sheninat0r · 31st May 2007, 02:40

draft-n 2.0 cheesecake!!

Bluephoenix · 3rd Jun 2007, 03:54

dual gigabit for each of my 2 sig comps on a 12-port switch.

my roommate has a laptop using gigabit (sony vaio docking station) and a 680i desktop I built for him using dual gigabit both on the switch as well.

View Poll Results: What network connectivity do you use?
One 10/100 Ethernet	26	54.17%
Two 10/100 Ethernets	4	8.33%
One Gigabit Ethernet	15	31.25%
Dual Gigabit Ethernet	9	18.75%
More than two Etherent sockets	3	6.25%
54g WiFi	29	60.42%
11b WiFi	4	8.33%
Draft-n/other-n/other non standard WiFi	6	12.50%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 48. You may not vote on this poll

30th May 2007, 16:45	#1
Bindibadgi Richard Swinburne bit-tech Staff Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Omnipwntent Posts: 28,226	Network connectivity From a reviewer POV, I'm interested if people actually use more than one Gigabit Ethernet, or if it's actually just marketing fluff? I can certainly see the advantage of onboard WiFi, but do people ever use more than one Gigabit socket? Do people even use more than 10/100 at home? Let me know, it'll help just future boards I review __________________ Made you look, made you stare, made you clicked this in your underwear! Den of Geek!

30th May 2007, 16:57	#2
MrWillyWonka . Moderator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Southampton, Hants Posts: 5,746	I'm assuming you want the votes based on one computer rather than my entire network? On my rig: gigabit to my server 100mbps to the network wifi for snooping around (copper pipes behind the computer leading to the loft acts as an antenna ) __________________ Project Red - HL2 - PSOne LCD S-Video Guide Main Rig: Asus Striker Extreme, Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 G0 OC'd to 2.65GHz, 4GB Corsair XMS, 8800GTS in SLI, 36 & 74GB Raptors

30th May 2007, 17:12	#3
capnPedro Deaf forever to the battle's din Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: North-East England Posts: 2,973	Onboard Ports Gigabit to a switch 10/100 to a printer PCI Cards 54Mb (g) WiFi (used at certain friends' LANs) __________________ ASUS M4A785TD-M Evo \| AMD Phenom II x4 955 BE \| D-Tek FuZion 4GB Corsair XMMS3-10666 \| Corsair TX650 Point Of View 8800GTX \| EK FC-8800

30th May 2007, 17:37	#4
GiGo Call me The Bag Man Join Date: May 2002 Location: Stafford, England, UK Posts: 2,079	Main Rig Dual Ethernet one goes to main network, one goes to the 'download pc' the router uses 54g and aint got any others on wireless yet, most of my other pcs use the onboard 100mpbs adapter as all they do is connect to the net. __________________ :[M3N-HT Deluxe/HDMI]:[AMD64 Dual Core 6000]:[2gb Corsier PC8000]:[3x6800GT 256mb @ 19" VX912 & 2xVP920 & 15"LCD 13" ELO TouchScreen & 17" CRT]::[nVidia 780a @ 17"CRT & 100" HD Projector]:[3xMaxtor 250gb]:[3xMaxtor 250gb]:[3xNEC 16xDVD-RW]:[16x 5Disc Mulitchanger]: :[2xSeagate 200gb-100mb-NAS 3xHitachi 1TB-1gb-NAS]: :[4xSeagate 500gb-FILESSERVER-Dual Gigabit]:

30th May 2007, 17:37	#5
K.I.T.T. Hasselhoff™ Inside Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: West Midlands, England Posts: 580	10/100 to webserver, fileserver, FSG-3 and my computer. 54G to printer and anything thats not Pre-N enabled. Pre-N to anything thats enabled for it. __________________ Founder of the RSPCM (see here) My Blog _____________________________________________ Q6600 (G0) @ 3.40Ghz \| 4GB G.Skill (5-5-5-15 2T) @ 533Mhz \| Radeon HD 4870 512MB GDDR5 \| DFI Lanparty UT X48-T2R \| Galaxy DXX 1000W \| 640GB WD Caviar Blue\| 1TB Samsung F1 \| 250GB Deskstar

30th May 2007, 18:42	#6
Bindibadgi Richard Swinburne bit-tech Staff Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Omnipwntent Posts: 28,226	So people DO use more than one Ethernet port. That's more than I realised! EDIT to actually MAKE SENSE now. __________________ Made you look, made you stare, made you clicked this in your underwear! Den of Geek! Last edited by Bindibadgi; 30th May 2007 at 20:10.

30th May 2007, 18:52	#7
culley Hypermodder Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Gloucester, UK Posts: 690	10/100 to File server 54g to internet __________________ [Q6600@3.08GHz, 8GB RAM, 1TB HHD,Gigabyte 512MB 8800GT,700W PSU,Win7] [Xubuntu Home File Server] [CompTIA A+ Certified][75% Through Cicso CCNA]

30th May 2007, 18:53	#8
Atomic Gerwaff Join Date: May 2002 Location: Norwich, UK Posts: 7,898	Only machines I use with dual ethernet are servers...

30th May 2007, 18:58	#9
Glider /dev/null Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Belgium Posts: 4,102	Just choose 10/100 and 54g wireless because that's what I have atm. I used to also have a gateway/router with 5 NICs in it (WAN, LAN, DMZ, Wireless and mini cluster) but that got ditched. __________________ There Are 10 Types Of People, Those Who Know Binary and Those Who Don't

30th May 2007, 20:44	#10
oasked Stuck in the Mud Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Bromley, Kent Posts: 2,551	10/100 to router, that's it for my main rig. Only the laptop uses 802.11G (although I have used its network socket on occasion). __________________ Intel i7 920 @ Stock \| 6GB Corsair DDR3\| Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD5 WD640 AALS \| POV 8800GT \| Lian-Li PC65 \| Enermax 600W SLI \| Dell 2408WFP

30th May 2007, 20:49	#11
Krikkit Don't panic! Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Lancs, UK Posts: 15,141	I'd use both my GB ethernets, but we're in rented houses and can't go routing 10/100/1000 cables about, so it's wireless B/G for internets and then 10/100/1000 for transfers that aren't USB2. __________________ \|E8400 @ 4.4GHz\|WC: 2*120.1 GT's, MCP350, Storm G5\|4GB Dominators\|DFI LT X48-T2R\|8800GT\|74GB Raptor\|Chieftec BA01\|OCZ ModXStream 600W\|Dell 2208WFP\| The Good, The Bad, The Ugly, The LOL!!1!!1!, The Zlad!, The Kempness, The Braaaaaains...

30th May 2007, 22:29	#12
Highland3r I Mod, Therefore I Own Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Leeds UK Posts: 7,156	10/100 here, only 'cos switches don't support GB. Pretty sure the house is wired for GB lan. __________________ Prawn or not...?

31st May 2007, 00:23	#14
kenco_uk glourious bacon? Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Bourne, Lincolnshire, UK Posts: 6,292	11g to a wireless-ethernet converter with 4-port 10/100 hub built in, of which 2 are are in use __________________ MSI X58M - i7 920 4Ghz - 6GB Corsair - GTX260 648/2520 ::: Vote for bit-tech T - theevilelephant - "it sounded like bouncing around on a pogo stick, screaming in chinese while occasionally throwing a cat at a door."

31st May 2007, 00:56	#16
Techno-Dann Disgruntled kumquat Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Pullman WA, USA Posts: 1,570	10/100 into the house network (all it needs is a gigabit switch, the wiring's already gigabit hardware), 56g on the laptop for school. When it's at home, I drop a router between my PC and the wall and jack the laptop into that. __________________ The intellitxt demon fell dead, Sir Tim's lance embedded in its heart. The fair land of Bit-Tech was free from its influence once more. And there was much rejoicing.

31st May 2007, 02:40	#17
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3rd Jun 2007, 03:54	#18
Bluephoenix Spoon? What spoon? Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Daytona Beach, FL Posts: 936	dual gigabit for each of my 2 sig comps on a 12-port switch. my roommate has a laptop using gigabit (sony vaio docking station) and a 680i desktop I built for him using dual gigabit both on the switch as well.