Intel Working on mainstream Ethernet with 2.5G (Foxville ) controller
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Clawedge
Might be a better idea if Ethernet is intergrated into the USB protocol.
Its time the industry consolidated some stuff.
fantaskarsef
This probably is mostly making sense for server farms etc., right? Can't really see this being immensely important for the end user, or am I wrong here?
Mda400
Reqruiz
Venix
Working with cat5e is really what is nice for the most part you just change your gear plugging your old cables on and you are good to go ! I think i have to see anything lower than cat5e for year's , i mean getting sold in a store, i am not going around checking friends cables 😛
fantaskarsef
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fantaskarsef
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wavetrex
https://pics.onsizzle.com/hell-its-about-time-28773592.png
I have 2.5gbps network in my home using a Trendnet TEG-30102WS switch and network cards and dongles based on Realtek RTL8125. It wasn't exactly cheap but not very expensive either.
All I can say is that's it's Won-Der-Ful ! Lower latency, much higher throughput than the 1gbps bottleneck which lasted for way, way too long.
Basically when accessing a file on the local computer or over the network... it's the same. I can even launch games over the network (Steamapps folder on a remote computer) and it works just as fast as if it was on my own gaming machine.
The most awesome part ? - It works on the same Cat 5 cables which existed in the walls, no infrastructure work whatsoever. Zero costs for rewiring !
wavetrex
.delete please
schmidtbag
JJayzX
I see this as a money grab as higher speeds have been around for a while. Just doing increments to a tech that's already easily accessible.
EspHack
what annoys me most is how we have had multiple 5gbps usb ports for almost a decade now but reserving half a usb3 port for ethernet is just too much apparently
i mean even phones are getting over 1gbps and close to 2gbps with 5g now, this is crazy
fantaskarsef
Ub3rslay3r
I am able to get 1Gbps internet where I live, but that's the fastest internet available in the US except for a few very small areas. The purpose of 2.5Gbps+ at home is mostly for local network bandwidth and less for facilitating very fast internet at this point and for the foreseeable future. I'm glad to finally see that 2.5Gbps is becoming more mainstream, but I had really hoped 10Gbps would be the next step for home networks. Although some have stated it, I don't think cabling is the issue here. 10Gbps+ is already very common in companies for the core network. 10Gbps can run on Cat5e up to about 45 meters (not in the standard, but it works), Cat6 up to 55 meters, and Cat6a can run the full 100 meters. Cat7 cable is not recognized by the EIA/TIA, so I never recommend it.
For those who really want 10G+ at home, as I do, you can find excellent used 10Gbps enterprise grade equipment on eBay that is less expensive than consumer-oriented products. I have a 48 port 10Gbps switch at home that runs my network and a few 10Gbps cards in my computers. My switches also have some 40Gbps ports which I use to connect between them. Some 10Gbps used enterprise gear can be had for less than the cost of the new routers that tout "multi-gig" speeds on 1 or 2 LAN ports.
schmidtbag
Ub3rslay3r
Alessio1989
USB provides all but better latency than ethernet.
MegaFalloutFan