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Gigabit Networking for the Home?
The Clockwork Troll asks: "I've had a whole-house audio/video distribution project on the back-burner for a while now. As gigabit networking hardware prices come down to earth, I'm tempted to jump on the 1000BaseTX bandwagon. As far as I can tell though, the current crop of consumer-priced hardware/software doesn't address a couple key issues, namely: fragmenting jumbo frames for the benefit of legacy clients - this is critical as some of the devices on my network will not tolerate the 9000+ byte Ethernet frames which are needed to get the most out of gigabit; and OS support - do Linux and Windows require much tweaking to take advantage of gigabit? Will most drivers automatically optimize themselves? A Google search didn't reveal too much consensus, especially on hardware choices. What switches and software configurations have Slashdot readers been using for home gigabit networks, in particular mixed ones (100/1000BaseTX?"
Go for the gusto: 1000baseFX!
It's a shame that even a low-latency gigabit connection couldn't keep you from FAILING IT.
Gotta shuttle all that porn around the home network huh? ;-)
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I was at CompUSA awhile back and some guy was talking to the this sales dude. The guy said he a 256/128 DSL connection and needed a NIC card. The sales guy told him to get a Gig card...it would speed up his internet. I actually did a *cough*bullshit*cough* as I walked by. CompUSA sales people are the WORST.
900Gb? Childs play. We just ordered our second 3Tb array.
Serious? Seriousness is well above my pay grade.
Yeah? Well *I* just rolled my own 27.5 OMGb array! And *that* was to replace my old 750 WTFb array!
:p
So there!
Dear $DEITY no, you just made a TCP/IP Token Ring hybrid, how could you!? have you no soul?.
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4GB Cd? Is it the size of a laser disc?!
"Sic Semper Tyrannosaurus Rex."
"Sic Semper Tyrannosaurus Rex."
I guess that would do for amateur installations, but any serious home network engineer deploying gigabit would opt for something with a little more kick. I recommend the Cisco Catalyst 3750G-24T switch for these kinds of applications. 24 ports of 10/100/1000 managed switch goodness and only $4000!! That's unbelievable! Now, if you're you're looking at a modular solution with possibilities of doubling as a router then look no further than the Catalyst 4500 series. Bump up to a 4507R and get redundant supervisor IV support and 5 slots for adding in module goodies.
For those of us network geeks with serious port density needs at home, I would recommend purchasing a Catalyst 6513 w/redundant sup 720's (makes a kickass cable/DSL router w/reflexive access list support and even server load balancing of your home web servers!). If you're interested in protecting your network of Windows and Linux boxes, throw in a PIX firewall blade and the IDS blade and you're rockin'.
Now, I suppose you're saying "but all I need is a $160 8 port switch" in which case I'd say you're not a real networking geek. I suppose you buy those cheapo $40 Linksys switches instead of a proper Cisco Catalyst 3500XL series managed 10/100 switch too right? Fucking amateurs.
I had the same problem. My core routers had difficulty handling the traffic to my branch office networks in the garage and woodshed, so I upgraded to new Juniper kit.
Everything is running smooth now, with the exception of the bathroom subnet. The Juniper gear doesn't like the moisture.
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Lets just say that my file server at home is named Avagadro.
That's not Yotta Bytes, but it's still a Lotta Bytes.
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