10mbit or 100

[slax]

i am going to a 100person lan in a couple of weeks. i allready have a couple of nic's 1 realtek 10mbit coax/utp and a farallon 10mbit utp with a DIGITAL chipset.

the network will be running at 10/100 so i can do both. im not willing to spend a lot extra because im only going for a day. but there is a realtek 10/100 nic for 20 dollars[its lots more expensive here in holland] should i buy it and play at 100mbit? [i'll also be downloading a lot] i allready have that farallon card that will keep my cpu happy. how much will a realtek 100mbit take from my celeron950?

uhm another thing.. those realtek cards are a bit flaky to get to work.. but when they work they do their job. i dont have any 100mbit things to test it with at home. if it runs at just 10 it will be a waste of money.

is tis 100mbit card worth my trouble? or should i just go for the farallon card? or even keep my trusty raltek 10mbit?

 

[EvilDonnyboy]

If you are lan gaming, 10mb is enuf. You won't notice a difference with the 100mb. But you will notice the speed difference with the 100mb if you are transferring large files.

If it costs a lot for you, then don't get it. If it's not too much for you, or you plan on transferring very large files, get the 100mb.

 

[Quickfingerz]

get the 100mbit one, this is the age for transfering lots of Data and i'm sure there will be times that you wished you had a 100mbit connection.