how many people have gigabit networks in there homes yet?

[Linflas]

I've had it for years now. The only pieces on my home network that are not gigabit connected are a wireless access point and the Linksys router connected to the cable modem.

 

[TheVrolok]

It's fantastic!

 

[vi edit]

My NAS and Desktop support it, but none of the media extenders do. I can still stream HD content from Vista MC to the media extenders over 100mb so that's fine. Even my "baby" NAS chugs along pretty well at around 7MB/sec. That's fast enough for shoving pictures and stuff to it, which is what it's used for.

For $150 the Buffalo Linkstation Mini is pretty slick. I've got the 2 x 250 gig version.

http://www.smallnetbuilder.com/content/view/30473/75/

 

[radioouman]

I do.

 

[Fullmetal Chocobo]

Sporting gigabit with an HP ProCurve 1800-24G.

It's wonderful for all of the machines backing up and pulling data off the WHS box.

 

[monkey333]

What if i leave the cat 5 cabling and upgrade my routers to gigabit? any improvement?

 

[crab]

Bought a Dell PowerConnect 2724 a few months ago, so most of my stuff is giga now.

 

[guitarslingerchris]

Originally posted by: lokiju
I do.

Got it recently to smooth out play back from my NAS to my PS3 and to speed up transfers from my server to my NAS.

This.

 

[PaperclipGod]

I was under the impression that gigabit ethernet had been mainstream at the consumer level for at least the last 6 years...? I remember helping my dad setup a gigabit router/switch a long time ago.

I'm not trying to sound snobbish or anything like that, I just figured it was about as common as DVD players at this point. My dad is a tech-nerd, but not someone who's usually THAT far ahead of the curve... lol.

 

[Titan]

It's great for data transfers since 100mbit bottlenecks most hard drives and usb drives. I don't see needing 10gbit anytime soon though.

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: PaperclipGod
I was under the impression that gigabit ethernet had been mainstream at the consumer level for at least the last 6 years...? I remember helping my dad setup a gigabit router/switch a long time ago.

I'm not trying to sound snobbish or anything like that, I just figured it was about as common as DVD players at this point. My dad is a tech-nerd, but not someone who's usually THAT far ahead of the curve... lol.

This is probably the most popular router here:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...16833124010&Tpk=WRT54G

 

[guitarslingerchris]

Originally posted by: PaperclipGod
I was under the impression that gigabit ethernet had been mainstream at the consumer level for at least the last 6 years...? I remember helping my dad setup a gigabit router/switch a long time ago.

I'm not trying to sound snobbish or anything like that, I just figured it was about as common as DVD players at this point. My dad is a tech-nerd, but not someone who's usually THAT far ahead of the curve... lol.

As far as I know, gigabit NICs both addon and integrated have been mainstream for 4-6 years. It's the routers/switches that are not all that mainstream.

 

[Electric Amish]

Originally posted by: boomhower

Originally posted by: jjsole

Originally posted by: arcenite
*raises hand*

On a Wireless N router, even.

 

[zerogear]

Originally posted by: spidey07

Originally posted by: daniel1113

Originally posted by: LtPage1
We have a bunch of Macs, which have all had gigabit standard for like 5 years. The only machine without it is the old Windows box.

Yawn. Every motherboard I've seen since 2004 has had a gigabit port.

True that!

gigabit is so cheap these days there's no reason not to do it if you have the need.

Tell me why Gigabit 802.11n routers costs 180$ then

 

[spidey07]

Originally posted by: zerogear


Tell me why Gigabit 802.11n routers costs 180$ then

You don't need a gigabit router. Best bet is to just a good router and a separate gigabit switch. And even at 180 bucks, that's cheap.

 

[sadffffff]

i do

 

[Electric Amish]

Originally posted by: zerogear

Originally posted by: spidey07

Originally posted by: daniel1113

Originally posted by: LtPage1
We have a bunch of Macs, which have all had gigabit standard for like 5 years. The only machine without it is the old Windows box.

Yawn. Every motherboard I've seen since 2004 has had a gigabit port.

True that!

gigabit is so cheap these days there's no reason not to do it if you have the need.

Tell me why Gigabit 802.11n routers costs 180$ then

They don't.

I got my D-Link DIR-655 wireless N w/ gigabit router for $95 at Newegg.

 

[PaperclipGod]

Originally posted by: guitarslingerchris

As far as I know, gigabit NICs both addon and integrated have been mainstream for 4-6 years. It's the routers/switches that are not all that mainstream.

This is the kind of thing we're talking about, right? I just took that pic.

This pic has the router in it (far left) -- it's some apple wireless router/backup-device/thingamabob. Obviously not the one he's had for 6 years, but at least 2 I think?

Odd thing is, he's cheap as hell with everything else. :/

 

[Miramonti]

Pre-standard 40 and 100gb network devices are supposed to be out later this year.

 

[Homerboy]

Wrong forum.

 

[HannibalX]

I do. Made the change to 1GB from 100MB around 2004.

 

[GCS]

Yep all gig here as well (have been for a while). Having some additional cabling and outlets put in the house today though as my media server is done and ready to put on the rack and run the house. I still have TONS of work to get all the movies ripped on it but over time it will get done (I hope).

Laptops of course are Wireless G.

Greg

 

[Aikouka]

Yes, I run a Gigabit network and I love the increase in speeds. It's not a fact of "oh hey, I can still stream on a 100 Base-T network", but the fact that you quadruple your transfer speeds across the network. I'd rather spend 4 minutes transferring a 3-4gb file than spending 15 minutes.

Although with that, my 360 and laptops are all 100 Base-T, but my important pieces (main PC and file server) are all gigabit. I use a gigabit router and a gigabit switch in the living room to accomplish this.

Originally posted by: mugs
If he has gigabit ethernet (which he says he does), then he could be getting 100+ MB(yte)/sec file transfers.

Except he won't.

 

[amdhunter]

Originally posted by: lokiju
I do.

Got it recently to smooth out play back from my NAS to my PS3 and to speed up transfers from my server to my NAS.

Did it make much of a difference? I was planning to make a WHS setup for a couple of 1TB drives I have collecting dust.

 

[Muse]

Originally posted by: Kanalua
Gigabit here (Cat 6, too).

PC
NAS
PS3

10/100
TV (Samsung 52" 750 series)
router (buffalo with DD_WRT)

I was running without Cat6, just cat 5 for a while, and the network speeds sucked! Got me some Cat6 on monoprice...and speeds are much more respectable (thought the NAS is slow as crap).

What are you using for the NAS? I'm investigating setting one up and I'm very concerned about speed. Mainly it's to have centralized data for my main PC and my laptop. My main PC has a Realtek 8110S Gigabit Ethernet controller, but the laptop just wireless g.