5/25 I want to get gigabit ethernet for our network. We are currently
running 100/10. If I upgrade my servers to run gigabit, is there a
way to multiplex it out to 100/10 clients? Do I have to replace my
switch?
\_ If you want to go gigabit speeds, you will need to replace your
switch (unless it is already 1000/100/10). Your switch should
then be able to multiplex a higher rate feed from your server
to your clients.
\_ I don't want to replace the switches since we have
about 50 clients, but instead can I
do the following, get a gigabit switch with say 5-10 ports,
hook two of them to servers, and connect the rest to my
100/10 switch? Would that at least multiplex out to N
number of connections from the gigabit to the 100/10? I know
I won't get optimal speeds, but at least I can get a speed boost.
(My 100/10 switch has all RTX autodetect on all ports).
\_ WTF are you thinking? If you *need* GigE, you can afford to
get GigE. If you can't afford it, you don't need it. Do you
have some stupid cheapass PHB who wants to save a fucking
dime up front and pay out the ass later when this hokey shit
falls apart and some slave spends 30 hours debugging it while
half the net is down?
\_ I concur. If you're going to use gigabit right, get a
gigabit switch. It'll help you out later if you choose
to expand and makes dealing with possible network problems
much easier for everyone involved.
\_ If you connect 1 5-10 port GigE switch to N 10/100 switches
the maximum bandwidth is N*100Mbit, and you will only achieve
that if you have a transacting client on each 10/100 switch.
Given that large GigE switches cost $$$, what you could do
is buy a 5-port GigE switch, and hook it up to some 8-16-24
port 10/100 switches that have a GigE uplink. That way you
don't get capped by the link from the GigE switch and the
larger slower switches. |
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