[geeks] GigE and Switches

[Shawn Wallbridge]

With the GigE port on the switch, the server can talk to the clients at 
1000Mbps (since the server is directly on the same switch). If you go 
with two switches, the clients can only talk to the server at 100Mbps 
(since the uplink from the two switches will only link at 100Mbps).

shawn



On 8-Feb-05, at 4:25 PM, Kevin wrote:

> Is there a performance difference between having a switch with
> one GigE port built-in and several 100baseT ports and having one
> small GigE switch patched into a 100baseT switch via a 100baseT
> port?
>
> I have one file server that has a GigE NIC and all my client
> workstations and switches are 100baseT.  I'm looking for the
> cheapest way to fully utilize the GigE NIC in the server.
>
> My options are buying a new switch that has one or two GigE ports
> or just buying a small GigE switch and patching it into our
> current stack of switches.
>
> Thanks,
> /KRM
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