[rescue] Gigabit Ethernet (Copper) Switch Advice SOught

[Dave McGuire]

On Wednesday, August 20, 2003, at 08:46 AM, Lionel Peterson wrote:
> Now, with 768K +/- DSL, do I need 1000 Mb/sec networking? No, but do I
> like the IDEA of a gigabit network, YES. It is better if it has any
> chance of approaching 1000 Mb/sec "bursts".
...
> In my mind, I see a parallel "server to server" network working at 1000
> Mb/sec speeds, with desktops hanging off 100 Mb/sec Fast Ethernet...

   Indeed, I really liked the performance increase when I first put my 
desktop workstation (an SGI Indigo2 at the time) on the FDDI ring with 
my local web cache.

          -Dave

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