[tlug] Re: CAT5e CAT6 and Gigabit Ethernet

[Stephen Lee <sl@example.com>]

Batara Kesuma <bkesuma@example.com> wrote:
> 
> I use Gigabit Ethernet for data backup in my local network. I use CAT 5e
> for all cablings (Because I have many left over cables). I test to
> transfer file through FTP and the speed was only about 20 - 40 MByte /
> sec. I am thinking about buying some CAT 6 cables if there is any speed
> improvement. How much faster is CAT 6 compared with CAT 5e? Any advice?
> Thank you.

What kind of network card are you using?  You cannot saturate a gigabit
network with a 32bit/33MHz NIC.  And if you are reading from a single
harddisk, 40MByte/s is about what you can get.

Check out this post that discusses the issue.  It is a bit old but I
think his points are still valid.

http://groups.google.co.jp/groups?hl=ja&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&selm=95cv8h%24a71%241%40news-int.gatech.edu

Stephen