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Jim wrote at: 2006-05-29 15:14:01
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"Steve Winograd [MVP]" <bcmaven (~=~) mvps.org> wrote in message news:ljsm72t9fsi1dq0e01q90g4mlhhdur6uid (~=~) 4ax.com... > In article <KyJeg.35992$4L1.26956 (~=~) newssvr11.news.prodigy.com>, "Jim" > <j.n (~=~) nospam.com> wrote: >>> I'm using an ADSL connection and and ethernet card. The little network >>> icon on my desktop says "local area connection 1 Speed: 100.0 Mbps". >>> >>> Can someone clarify what this actually means? Does Mbps mean mega bits >>> per second? >>> >>> Is this the actual dowload speed I'm getting or is this just some >>> theoretical speed assuming perfect bandwith conditions? Thanks for >>> any information. >>> >>It is the speed between the cpu and the ethernet card (assuming that the >>bus >>can handle the data rate). Thus, it is merely maximum data rate. >>Jim > > I think it's the maximum theoretical speed of the connection between > the DSL modem and the Ethernet card. The CPU isn't involved. > -- > Best Wishes, > Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking) > > Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group > for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions > addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups. > > Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Program > http://mvp.support.microsoft.com Yes, you are correct, and I was wrong. If I remember correctly, it was common to set the speed between the modem and computer to 100 mbps even though the modems only ran at 57k. Jim . |
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Steve Winograd [MVP] wrote at: 2006-05-29 15:57:43
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In article <1148935755.102774.176170 (~=~) i40g2000cwc.googlegroups.com>, "pubbievoter (~=~) yahoo.com" <pubbievoter (~=~) yahoo.com> wrote: >I'm using an ADSL connection and and ethernet card. The little network >icon on my desktop says "local area connection 1 Speed: 100.0 Mbps". > >Can someone clarify what this actually means? Does Mbps mean mega bits >per second? Yes. >Is this the actual dowload speed I'm getting or is this just some >theoretical speed assuming perfect bandwith conditions? Thanks for >any information. It's the maximum theoretical speed of the network hardware under perfect conditions. Real speeds are never that high. Actual ADSL speeds are much lower, typically less than 5 Mbps. -- Best Wishes, Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking) Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups. Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Program http://mvp.support.microsoft.com . |
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John R Weiss wrote at: 2006-05-29 16:15:36
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<pubbievoter (~=~) yahoo.com> wrote... > I'm using an ADSL connection and and ethernet card. The little network > icon on my desktop says "local area connection 1 Speed: 100.0 Mbps". > > Can someone clarify what this actually means? Does Mbps mean mega bits > per second? Yes. > Is this the actual dowload speed I'm getting or is this just some > theoretical speed assuming perfect bandwith conditions? Thanks for > any information. It is the theoretical maximum transfer speed over the Ethernet connection. You may get up to 70 or 80 Mbps between computers on your LAN for large file transfers. Your ADSL download speed depends on your contracted bandwidth, usually on the order of 1 Mbps. It varies from 256 Kbps to 5 Mbps, depending on contract and provider, but is seldom above 2 Mbps for residential connections. . |
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