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Subject: 10Gb Ethernet is now "aff Date: Sat Feb 15 2025 09:41 am
From: Nightfox To: Weatherman

  Re: 10Gb Ethernet is now "aff
  By: Weatherman to Nightfox on Sat Feb 15 2025 12:28 am

 We> I'm using older 100 Mb/s switches.  I have some 1 G/s switches here, but
 We> they're still in the box.  My uplink is only in the 50-100 Mb/s range so I
 We> see no need to break out gigabit switches.  Even most of my computers are
 We> only capable of 100 Mb/s anyway.  I imagine if I had gigabit internet
 We> service, hell even 300 Mb/s service I'd be breaking out the 1G stuff, but
 We> for what I have on my uplink, 100 Mb/s LAN is more than enough.

It's not just about your internet speed - If you copy files or other data betwee
n computers in your home network, it can be good to have the highest speed possi
ble.  But if your computers aren't capable, then I suppose it doesn't make much 
difference.

Nightfox

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