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cheesyking wrote:Another thing to consider is that for the most part the speed claims of wifi networks are fiction, or at least aren't what many home users think they are.
just brew it! wrote:What does a typical consumer -- or even a "power user" -- do that could benefit significantly from faster wired network speeds? Commodity 10 Gb Ethernet is currently a solution in search of a problem...
End User wrote:The 8TB array in my server is being throttled by GbE. My SSDs are being throttled by GbE. GbE does not cut it anymore for my usage patterns.
In the world of 500 MB/s drives GbE is just too damn slow.
dextrous wrote:End User wrote:The 8TB array in my server is being throttled by GbE. My SSDs are being throttled by GbE. GbE does not cut it anymore for my usage patterns.
In the world of 500 MB/s drives GbE is just too damn slow.
Sounds like you may have the budget for some 10gb gear. If it's really that big of a problem for you, upgrade.
End User wrote:dextrous wrote:End User wrote:The 8TB array in my server is being throttled by GbE. My SSDs are being throttled by GbE. GbE does not cut it anymore for my usage patterns.
In the world of 500 MB/s drives GbE is just too damn slow.
Sounds like you may have the budget for some 10gb gear. If it's really that big of a problem for you, upgrade.
A tad pricey at the moment:
http://goo.gl/NdqYu http://goo.gl/UE8YH
End User wrote:The 8TB array in my server is being throttled by GbE. My SSDs are being throttled by GbE. GbE does not cut it anymore for my usage patterns. In the world of 500 MB/s drives GbE is just too damn slow.
spitfire650 wrote:Out of curiosity, what are you guys doing that 1Gb isn't "enough"? Large companies run all sorts of stuff over 1Gb networks (some even at 100Mb, still) and don't see issues.
frumper15 wrote:Isn't there such a thing as teaming numerous gigabit connections together, granted it's not with consumer level equipment typically, but I do believe there are some steps between 1gb and 10gb with a commensurate price increase. So, OK, you're saturating 1gb between your server array and SSD, but would you be OK with 2gb or 4gb?
Flatland_Spider wrote:EtherChannel will let you bond multiple ports on a switch into one big pipe which will give you more throughput. You'll have to buy Cisco equipment, but good network hardware is worth it's weight in gold.
just brew it! wrote:(Can 10 Gb be used point-to=point? I guess I don't actually know...)
Flatland_Spider wrote:Are you sure GigE is the problem and not something else?
End User wrote:
Flatland_Spider wrote:So if the machines at both ends are running Linux you can probably do it with commodity gigabit cards and switches...
End User wrote:Link aggregation is a good idea (I've got 4 bonded NICs in the server). Unfortunately my network is covers a large area. It is comprised of two zones that are joined together by a single GbE connection (the bottleneck).
Ryu Connor wrote:just brew it! wrote:(Can 10 Gb be used point-to=point? I guess I don't actually know...)
Crossover cable, sure.
End User wrote:Unfortunately my network is covers a large area. It is comprised of two zones that are joined together by a single GbE connection (the bottleneck).
Krogoth wrote:If need to go wired. Gigabit ethernet is fast enough for home networking and small business needs. If you have a genuine need for more bandwidth, chances are good that you running some kind of business operation that closely resembles what is norm for datacenters and internet hosting providers. The price tag for 10Gigabit equipment and beyond aren't so outlandish for this crowd.