Problems with using the iPod as a Hard Drive

[madamimadam]

Originally posted by AlphaTech


The ONLY way you can do that between two systems is with a gigabit ethernet/network switch. A crossover cable will NOT allow you to go at Gb speeds between them.

Like I said, IF I can get to 1000Mb.

I never found out why that is, though... any ideas?

There is no difference in the cable, is there, apart from the obvious fact that the cables are opposite on one side to the other on a cross over.

Update: Gigabit also does not seem to be able to scale as well, is this true?

 

[AlphaTech]

Gigabit ethernet uses all four pairs of the Cat 5e/6 cable. A crossover cable swaps one pair for another at one of the ends (hence the term, crossover ). Because of that, even on systems capable of Gb ethernet, you will only see 100Mbps when using a crossover cable between them. IF you get a gigabit switch, then you will get Gb speeds. This is because the switch makes the transition on all four pairs of wire internally.

Get it?? Got it??? Gooooooood.

 

[madamimadam]

Originally posted by AlphaTech
Gigabit ethernet uses all four pairs of the Cat 5e/6 cable. A crossover cable swaps one pair for another at one of the ends (hence the term, crossover ). Because of that, even on systems capable of Gb ethernet, you will only see 100Mbps when using a crossover cable between them. IF you get a gigabit switch, then you will get Gb speeds. This is because the switch makes the transition on all four pairs of wire internally.

Get it?? Got it??? Gooooooood.

Well explained, thank you

 

[madamimadam]

Originally posted by AlphaTech
Gigabit ethernet uses all four pairs of the Cat 5e/6 cable. A crossover cable swaps one pair for another at one of the ends (hence the term, crossover ). Because of that, even on systems capable of Gb ethernet, you will only see 100Mbps when using a crossover cable between them. IF you get a gigabit switch, then you will get Gb speeds. This is because the switch makes the transition on all four pairs of wire internally.

Get it?? Got it??? Gooooooood.

I did a little research into this and you DO NOT need a switch to get gigabit speeds.... if you use a regular ethernet cable of at least Cat5 standard (not a cross over as previously discussed) you will get gigabit speeds. I am told that the Gb standard was made to suppose this unlike the slower standards.