[jlemons]

OK, a friend of mine has a test on this in a couple of days. I do not know networking much at all. Here it goes. What three things must be in place for a gigabit network. We are guessing a switch capable of that speed, CAT 5 cable, ethernet cards in the stations capable of that speed, and we also thought the server would play a part. We are probably totally wrong. Help please.

[euphras]

I guess there is more chance for a decent reply in the Networking forum...

[jlemons]

Yes, I know I should have put this in the Networking forum. I thought I would get a quick answer here. There was no one in the networking forum.

[turtle777]

Originally posted by jlemons:
Yes, I know I should have put this in the Networking forum. I thought I would get a quick answer here. There was no one in the networking forum.

tooki is so gonna shut down your threads if you continue to 'think'.

And yes, in the Lounge you get an answer much quicker.
And yes, it's guaranteed to NOT be helpful.

-t

[Xeo]

Two hosts with gigabit capable network cards and a cat 5e cable (or better) would be all that is needed. But anything else involved, so long as it's gigabit capable could be added.

I'm actually not sure if a "network" as that definition goes, requires something in the middle like a switch or hub, but I don't think so.

That question is kinda lame.

[tooki]

One key: gigabit ethernet requires all four pairs in the cable -- cheap two-pair cables that work for 10/100 ethernet will not work.

tooki