Re: [H] Gigabitifying my network

[DHSinclair]

Winterlight/Anyone,
How does one find out what the maximum frame size of a router is?

I do know what the frame size limits of my dell switches are, I think.
Perhaps some more tweaking is at hand............. :)
Duncan

At 12:46 10/05/2008 -0700, you wrote:

Go into Device manager, your NIC >> Properties >>> Advanced >>> enable Jumbo Frames to the Kb size your switch supports. Or, if your NIC driver has it's own setup / interface then use that.

Only clients with a Gigabit NIC, CAT5e or greater cable, plugged in to a Gigabit switch can benefit.

I spent a lot of time playing around with this years ago, and have never noticed any difference. Don't expect to get anywhere near Gigabit speeds.... more like about a third of that on a good link. I think Network speed has more to do with your software firewall \ Windows \ your AV solution .... in that order.

At 12:35 PM 10/5/2008, you wrote:

Got the 3Com and installed it.

Installation was literally plug and play.

Performance is immediately noticeable.

Just a quick one though.

How do I make sure Jumbo Frames are on?  How can I squeeze the max out of
the 1Gbit connection?

On Tue, Sep 23, 2008 at 11:22 PM, Naushad Zulfiqar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> I did a quick look around and it seems kosher.
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> I just ordered one through amazon.  Free shipping and tax came up to 50
> bucks.
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> Surprisingly it was cheaper than newegg.
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> On Tue, Sep 23, 2008 at 11:13 PM, Naushad Zulfiqar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:

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>> James, you have a very similar setup to mine.
>>
>> I have a Linksys AM200 DSL modem > WRT54GL or WHRHPG54 Both Tomato or

>> WRT150N(with DDWRT) I swap around when I feel like to see what firmware is

>> the best
>>
>> Is this switch any good?
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>>

>> http://www.amazon.com/3Com-3CGSU05-US-Gigabit-Switch-5PORT/dp/B000I1ZA0G/ref=sr_1_45?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1222200178&sr=8-45

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>> On Tue, Sep 23, 2008 at 8:00 PM, James Boswell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:

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>>> That method seems fine
>>>
>>> I have a similar setup going on here
>>>
>>> Netgear DM111P > wan port on a WRT54GS running tomato > port on the WRT
>>> hooked up to a port on a Buffalo 8 port gigabit switch
>>>
>>> occasionally I'll hang 100mbps devices off the WRT, that's more an issue
>>> of cable management than anything else.
>>>
>>> Traffic between local nodes will just bound around the gigabit switches

>>> ports and never get anywhere near the router, so it's as performant as it

>>> gets.
>>>
>>>
>>> On 23 Sep 2008, at 17:53, Naushad Zulfiqar wrote:
>>>
>>>  Sorry for the lame subject title, but.........
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I have a WRT54GL linksys router connected to an ADSL modem.  Right now
>>>> all
>>>> the 4 ports are occupied by various devices.  The primary ones being my
>>>> fileserver and my main machine.
>>>>
>>>> Since the switch on the WRT is 10/100 only, I've been feeling the pain
>>>> when
>>>> transferring large files.  Both my fileserver and my main computer have
>>>> Gbit
>>>> NICS on them and I would like to take advantage of them.
>>>>
>>>> I've looked around (NEWEGG) and have seen that 4-5 port switches cost
>>>> around
>>>> the 50 dollar range.  That's perfect and I can spare that kind of cash.
>>>>
>>>> That being said, what is the best way to "integrate" the switch into my
>>>> current setup?  Would it be:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> MODEM <------------> Router(Port1) <-------------> Gbit Switch
>>>> <------------------> Devices?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Would another "method" be more faster and/or elegant?
>>>>

>>>> I love my router and don't want to change it for a gigabit model, but if

>>>> the
>>>> collective says so, I will have to consider strongly.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Best Regards,
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Zulfiqar Naushad
>>>>
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>>>
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>> --
>> Best Regards,
>>
>>
>> Zulfiqar Naushad
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> --
> Best Regards,
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> Zulfiqar Naushad
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Best Regards,


Zulfiqar Naushad