Eric_L

My router used to show I was connected to the host computer by 100Base-Tx. After I upgraded the Mobo and used the onboard LAN it shows I have 10-Base-T.

If I knew what that meant I'd be either pissed or impressed. I've noticed no change in performance....

Any ideas?

MikeAlletto

Basically 10 megabit per second as opposed to 100. You want 100 if your hardware supports it.

Michael Alletto

imported_Andrew Pratt

Basically the 10x is 10 megabytes per second vs 100 megabytes on the other connection. Obviously 100 is 10 times as fast as 10 meg connection all things being equal.

Eric_L

It is a wireless router, I suspect that the DLS connection and wireless technology are nowhere near 100base-Tx speeds yet. I just checked and I had it reversed. My router is presently connected via 100Base-Tx.

Thanks for your info.

imported_Andrew Pratt

Right your DSL connection is likely in the 1 to 3 megabytes area so you won't notice any difference for downloading where you'd notice is large file transferes across your LAN (between local PC's)

MikeAlletto

Its not megabytes, its megabits.

Michael Alletto

Curt Irwin

1. Network communications are measured in megabits (Mb). Internal storage megaBytes (MB), a Byte = 8 bits. Notice the caps.

2. 10BaseT = 10Mb, 100BaseTX = 100Mb, ten times faster. Inall reality it peaks at about 75% of that depending on the use of hubs or switches. Switches provide for a dedicated connection between machines and are much faster.

3. Wireless has three standards, A, B, and G. A runs at about 11 Mb, B runs at 11/22 Mb but has better range and security, G has a 54 Mb speed and even better security. They all work like 2.4 GHz phone systems, and it is recommended to get either B or G - probably G.

4. DSL ranges from 256 Kb (Kilo (thousand) bits) to 3 Mb (Mega (million) bits). Depends on what you pay, but yes it is far behind.

John_Berger

That's not totally correct. Traffic can reach as much as 95% of actual data throughput depending on how the network is set up. It's not uncommon for me to get consistent 1,450 Kb/sec transfer rate over my 1,500 Mb DSL connection.

Actually, that's not true. If I want to pay the monthly fee, I could get 7.1 Mb to my house because I live less than 5,000 feet from the local CO. 7.1 Mb is provided by two carriers in this area.

I believe that Germany has just come up with a new DSL speed, something like 15 Mb/sec, but you have to live within 1,500 feet of the CO.

Define "far behind". DSL has its benefits and drawbacks, but so does cable. When you look at the cable Internet copanies in general, they are far more draconian is terms of what you can do with your connection and how much you can transfer in a month than DSL companies are.

Ken Chan

802.11A runs at 54Mbps like G

//Ken

MikeAlletto

But A is in 5Ghz band where G is in 2.4Ghz like B (reason I mention it is 2.4 interfers with microwave ovens and 2.4Ghz phones, as well as some other things).

Michael Alletto

Cees Alons

??? Absolutely not. With cable you don't even get a guaranteed bandwidth, because it depends on how many other customers they have in your block and what those customers do. (A)DSL offers your own private connection all the way to the first central switch of the company.

Cees