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| Author: | Brimrand [ Sun May 06, 2007 6:22 am ] |
| Post subject: | Is Gigabit ethernet supported? |
Please excuse me if this is a stupid question but I wanted confirmation before I started spending money on new cards. Does R5E50 support gigabit ethernet speeds? The better question is probably does this version of Debian support it? Thanks. |
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| Author: | slowtolearn [ Sun May 06, 2007 6:48 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Is Gigabit ethernet supported? |
Brimrand wrote: Please excuse me if this is a stupid question but I wanted confirmation before I started spending money on new cards. Of course. The better question is "On which NICs?", which boils down to which drivers are available for Linux.
Does R5E50 support gigabit ethernet speeds? The better question is probably does this version of Debian support it? Thanks. I use the Intel PRO/1000 MT in my R5D1 backend. Worked out of the box. |
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| Author: | tjc [ Sun May 06, 2007 8:56 am ] |
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I'm using GigE with large frames between the KM box and my other machines through a cheap Netgear switch (GS605). Searching for "large frames" should find the writeups on how to enable it. Don't forget to make sure that you're using good cables, at least CAT 5e or CAT 6. |
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| Author: | graysky [ Sun May 06, 2007 10:37 am ] |
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HOWTO: Enable jumbo frames to speed-up your LAN |
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| Author: | tjc [ Sun May 06, 2007 10:47 am ] |
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I use the following script to set it up following an upgrade (I do a lot of upgrades): Code: #!/bin/bash
# enable jumbo frames /sbin/ifconfig eth0 mtu 9000 grep 'MTU=9000' /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0 >/dev/null || echo 'MTU=9000' >>/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0 grep 'mtu 9000' /etc/init.d/bootmisc.sh || cat <<EOF >>/etc/init.d/bootmisc.sh # enable jumbo frames /sbin/ifconfig eth0 mtu 9000 EOF grep 'mtu 9000' /etc/network/interfaces >/dev/null || sed -si.orig -e '/gateway/a\ mtu 9000' /etc/network/interfaces ifdown eth0 ifup eth0 If you snarf this, be sure that you don't end up with an extra space after the \ on line 12. BTW - Some of this may be redundant but it works, and I haven't had time to play the game of reducing it to "necessary and sufficient" conditions. |
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| Author: | Brimrand [ Fri May 18, 2007 8:14 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Sorry but thanks |
Gosh, I am so sorry for abandoning this post. I thought I had email notification setup. I was wondering why no one replied. Anyway, thank you everyone for the information. This forum is just about the most supportive group I have ever seen. If it weren't for you all, there would be a lot of us linux noobs that would just give up on running a Mythbox. I have heard people mention "large frames" before with gigabit ethernet. Something new to learn, I suppose. What I have wired is Cat 5e so I should be good there. I have the switch. I just don't have any cards yet. Thank you all again. |
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| Author: | bruce_s01 [ Sat May 19, 2007 4:56 am ] |
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Depending on your motherboard(s), it may already be fitted. Bruce S. |
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| Author: | Brimrand [ Sun May 20, 2007 4:35 am ] |
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I'll check the manuals but I'm pretty sure that there's not a motherboard in that house that has Gb...OK, this shows what I know. I just checked the properties on my Windows machine and it says it has a Gigbit network connection. Son of a gun. Now all I need to do is get a wire to it instead of using the wireless. Thanks for making me check. I'll look into the Mythbox but it's older hardware. That one probably won't have it. |
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