4/28    what's faster, crossover cable between two computers, wireless,
        or a usb cable?
        \_ crossover cable, of course.
           \_ actually usb2.0 might be faster
                \_ Not if the two machnes have GigE.
           \_  10baseT:  10Mbits/s
              100baseT: 100Mbits/s
                usb2.0: 480Mbits/s
             1000baseT:   1GBits/s
        \_ Keep in mind this traffic has to go over the internal bus.
           \_ and remember, there are 12 eggs in a dozen.
              \_ not a bakers dozen
                 \_ Don't be stupid.
                    \_ There was more value in the bakers dozen than your line
                       \_ Don't be stupid.
                       \_ And there was as much value in the original dozen
                          line as there was in the internal bus line.  What's
                          your point?
                          \_ The other two make sense.  You don't.
        \_ 100mbps and usb2.0 should be fast enough for whatever you are
           doing. 802.11g/a is also probably fast enough.
           \_ i am moving 900 gigs from one place to another.  so
              those little USB ports in my computer, are they
              usb 2.0 ?
                \_ if you are moving 900GB you should know this stuff already.
                   If you are this clueless to start you need to be ready
                   for the world of hurt that you are about to run into.
           \_ Moving or copying?  Sneakernet arrays sounds good here.
                \_ they have the same form factor.  USB2.0 cards cost ~10
                   bucks at frys.
              \_ once or many times?  for once it doesn't matter.
                 \_ more than once.  it matters.
                    \- uh shouldnt you be using deltas then? --psb
                    \_ Get a cross over cable, it will work the
                       best for what you want to do.
                       \- just out of curiosity, are you using/planning
                          to use tcp "only" to move 900gb? if you are
                          going to be using any application level checksumming,
                          can you send me a note about how many tcp checksum
                          failures you see over whatever transport you end
                          up using. ok tnx. --psb
        \- 900 gb? go gige.
           \_ writable dvd.
              \_ at 4gigs per disc?  even at 9, that's over 100.
              \_ IR? . . . floppy? . . . punch cards? . . . licking wires?
        \_ dd if=/dev/clue of=/dev/null