Gigabit ethernet please!

Hello:

I have two computers running Win98SE and am unable to get Gigabit transfer
rates with the Gigabit network cards which I purchased. The computers are
connected using a quality Cat5e crossover cable.

Is Gigabit ethernet possible using Windows 98SE or, do I need to upgrade to
Windows XP?

TIA
Chris.



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Gigabit transfer rates are not possible with any operating system. The
gigabit rating is a theoretical "best-case" speed, same as 100mbps and even
10mbps.

How close are you getting?

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"Chris" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:42241698$1_2@127.0.0.1...
> Hello:
>
> I have two computers running Win98SE and am unable to get Gigabit transfer
> rates with the Gigabit network cards which I purchased. The computers are
> connected using a quality Cat5e crossover cable.
>
> Is Gigabit ethernet possible using Windows 98SE or, do I need to upgrade
> to
> Windows XP?
>
> TIA
> Chris.
>
>
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I'm not getting close at all! 100mbps seems to be the limit for me.
Although I know that both computers have hard drives which bench @ 60MB/sec.

Chris.


"Richard G. Harper" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Gigabit transfer rates are not possible with any operating system. The
> gigabit rating is a theoretical "best-case" speed, same as 100mbps and
even
> 10mbps.
>
> How close are you getting?
>
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> "Chris" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> > Hello:
> >
> > I have two computers running Win98SE and am unable to get Gigabit
transfer
> > rates with the Gigabit network cards which I purchased. The computers
are
> > connected using a quality Cat5e crossover cable.
> >
> > Is Gigabit ethernet possible using Windows 98SE or, do I need to upgrade
> > to
> > Windows XP?
> >
> > TIA
> > Chris.
> >
> >
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Probably the first thing to try would be to lock both computers down to
gigabit/full duplex performance. If that doesn't improve matters you may
need to get a gigabit switch and not use a crossover cable.

What may also matter is how you're testing throughput - copying files, for
example, is potentially a bad way to do it. Find a utility that tests the
true data rate without involving memory, hard drives, etc.

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"Chris" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:42253502$1_2@127.0.0.1...
> I'm not getting close at all! 100mbps seems to be the limit for me.
> Although I know that both computers have hard drives which bench @
> 60MB/sec.
>
> Chris.
>
>
> "Richard G. Harper" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Gigabit transfer rates are not possible with any operating system. The
>> gigabit rating is a theoretical "best-case" speed, same as 100mbps and
> even
>> 10mbps.
>>
>> How close are you getting?
>>
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>>
>>
>> "Chris" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:42241698$1_2@127.0.0.1...
>> > Hello:
>> >
>> > I have two computers running Win98SE and am unable to get Gigabit
> transfer
>> > rates with the Gigabit network cards which I purchased. The computers
> are
>> > connected using a quality Cat5e crossover cable.
>> >
>> > Is Gigabit ethernet possible using Windows 98SE or, do I need to
>> > upgrade
>> > to
>> > Windows XP?
>> >
>> > TIA
>> > Chris.
>> >
>> >
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"Richard G. Harper" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Probably the first thing to try would be to lock both computers down to
> gigabit/full duplex performance. If that doesn't improve matters you may
> need to get a gigabit switch and not use a crossover cable.
>
> What may also matter is how you're testing throughput - copying files, for
> example, is potentially a bad way to do it. Find a utility that tests the
> true data rate without involving memory, hard drives, etc.
>
> --

I have locked both network to gigabit/full duplex...I get the lame old
100megabit throughput!
Getting a switch just for testing....I'd preferably here from someone that
this is the solution before spending money on a gigabit switch.

As for testing, you gave me a good idea. I realize that the HDDs can have
an effect on throughput but not memory! So, I created a RAM drive on each
system and copied a 60gigabit file from one RAM drive to another...with no
noticable speed improvement.

Then I thought that perhaps the network cards require more memory ....so I
assigned 16MB of RAM to the IRQ of each network card...which again made no
difference.

Any other suggestions before I explode?

TIA
Chris.



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Unfortunately no, except to suggest again that you check for a utility to
test network speed by direct access, not file copying. Also check hardware
between the PCs and make sure that it's all gigabit ready.

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"Chris" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:422e6a45$1_2@127.0.0.1...
>
> "Richard G. Harper" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Probably the first thing to try would be to lock both computers down to
>> gigabit/full duplex performance. If that doesn't improve matters you may
>> need to get a gigabit switch and not use a crossover cable.
>>
>> What may also matter is how you're testing throughput - copying files,
>> for
>> example, is potentially a bad way to do it. Find a utility that tests
>> the
>> true data rate without involving memory, hard drives, etc.
>>
>> --
>
> I have locked both network to gigabit/full duplex...I get the lame old
> 100megabit throughput!
> Getting a switch just for testing....I'd preferably here from someone that
> this is the solution before spending money on a gigabit switch.
>
> As for testing, you gave me a good idea. I realize that the HDDs can have
> an effect on throughput but not memory! So, I created a RAM drive on each
> system and copied a 60gigabit file from one RAM drive to another...with no
> noticable speed improvement.
>
> Then I thought that perhaps the network cards require more memory ....so I
> assigned 16MB of RAM to the IRQ of each network card...which again made no
> difference.
>
> Any other suggestions before I explode?
>
> TIA
> Chris.
>
>
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