[Gllug] Observed speed of gigabit ethernet only about 1/4 or 1/5 of advertised

[Rich Walker]

James Roberts <jr at stabilys.com> writes:
>
> 100Mbps duplex *is* 200Mbps...
>
> gigabit duplex is 2000Mbps (should see 17/1800)

Didn't they cheat for gigabit and use all the wires in the cable anyway
(i.e., no special duplex mode...)?

cheers, Rich.

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