Ethernet Cable for solo 2
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I doubt it will as your aware your solo2 has a gigabit lan so your router and pc's Ethernet card connect to the router need to be gigabit spec too to take full advantage. It wont hurt going to cat 6 just don't think you'll see much improvement in real terms.
I got the new superhub that sould be a gigabit spec i think?
Cat5e cable will support GigaBit ethernet so no need for Cat6. As mentioned by Dirk even though the Solo2 might have a Gigabit NIC I very much doubt you will see anywhere near true gigabit throughput from it. Also as already mentioned you need the rest of your infrastructure i.e: switch/router to also support GigaBit ethernet.
Just make sure the cable is cat5e, and for runs of less than 20 metres (and this depends entirely on what switch you connect the cable to and how well it can provide power for longer runs) you should be fine. My house is cabled using cat 5e and where possible the devices connect at gigabit speeds but I did have to swap out my switch as the previous switch didn't provide enough power for the longest run of cable to my sons room.
Mygalomorphae
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my solo2 during file transfer from my EB1030 via 1Gbit 5e cable
and bear in mind its only 500Mb/s not because the solo2 or 5e can't do it - its because my HDD just can't write faster
I can do a proper iperf test showing almost 700Mb/s
and bear in mind its only 500Mb/s not because the solo2 or 5e can't do it - its because my HDD just can't write faster
I can do a proper iperf test showing almost 700Mb/s
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Cat5e is fine for gigabit for runs up to 100m between devices. Strange about the switch not providing enough power, i've not come across that before.
Mygalomorphae
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There is no difference for non tech person between 5e and 6 - as long as u don't go 10Gbit over ethernet you should be fine with 5e
the 100m limit is not there because of the "power" but because the signal timing
You can have a 100Mb FullDuplex 120meters connection and still have no packet loss but you may see packet loss/collisions with 1Gbit (because of the timing to send/receive signal)
I do networks for a living so can talk about it all day long but making the long story short:
If the cat5e is good quality (no cracks/bends) and its crimped right Solo2 can do 1Gbit over 5e ethernet connection up to 100 meters
If it can't its either your shite switch/router/PC that slows you down because of poor backplane/chipset (its own capacity) or os/driver issue
You can see my screenshot above showing 500Mb/s file transfer from my little server to Solo2 and It could go way above 500Mb/s if I had an SSD drive in it
If you want I can do a proper iperf test from the solo2 (Ive done it before and got something around 680Mb/s)
the 100m limit is not there because of the "power" but because the signal timing
You can have a 100Mb FullDuplex 120meters connection and still have no packet loss but you may see packet loss/collisions with 1Gbit (because of the timing to send/receive signal)
I do networks for a living so can talk about it all day long but making the long story short:
If the cat5e is good quality (no cracks/bends) and its crimped right Solo2 can do 1Gbit over 5e ethernet connection up to 100 meters
If it can't its either your shite switch/router/PC that slows you down because of poor backplane/chipset (its own capacity) or os/driver issue
You can see my screenshot above showing 500Mb/s file transfer from my little server to Solo2 and It could go way above 500Mb/s if I had an SSD drive in it
If you want I can do a proper iperf test from the solo2 (Ive done it before and got something around 680Mb/s)
Theoricaly everything is possible...My aunt could have a moustache and a di*k but then she must change her passport to become my uncle
I am curious about some digits over a real file transfer to a solo2 not measuring with fancy programms but a real file transfer!
Myga you do the honour mate;-)
I am curious about some digits over a real file transfer to a solo2 not measuring with fancy programms but a real file transfer!
Myga you do the honour mate;-)
Mygalomorphae
Inactive User
the real file transfer with a non SSD drive is around 500Mb/s - as displayed on the screenshot from my router during the 32Gbit 3D movie transfer
it may be less if your router/pc has poor backplane and even connect's with Gbit does just a bit over 100Mb/s
it may be less if your router/pc has poor backplane and even connect's with Gbit does just a bit over 100Mb/s
Mygalomorphae
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I didn't actually measured the time - I just wanted to see what it can do (as I said I do networks for a living so it comes with the job )
bear in mind Mbit/s is not MByte/s - there is huge difference between those two
)bear in mind Mbit/s is not MByte/s - there is huge difference between those two
I am not here to be teached of IT ... i dont anything of IT i hardly can work with my pc...pfffff all those different keys with numbers and strange alfabetick signs on them...
I only asked you a simple question and u answer it with a riddle..
But i know enough thank u;-)
I only asked you a simple question and u answer it with a riddle..
But i know enough thank u;-)
Mygalomorphae
Inactive User
to make it easier here is the converter so you can do the math: Convert
with my setup (proper router and slow HDDs) I can copy 3.8Gig 720p movie in ~50 seconds
with an SSD drive I could do go down to ~30s
but a proper 1080p 3D movie - In my case I wasted my time on 32GB Gravity in 3D it takes about 500se (8.5min)
with an SSD drive I could do the very same in ~5min
I hope its clear now
with my setup (proper router and slow HDDs) I can copy 3.8Gig 720p movie in ~50 seconds
with an SSD drive I could do go down to ~30s
but a proper 1080p 3D movie - In my case I wasted my time on 32GB Gravity in 3D it takes about 500se (8.5min)
with an SSD drive I could do the very same in ~5min
I hope its clear now
Mygalomorphae
Inactive User
just one more thing
Ive done this test on my genuine box Im using every day - the clones have different network chipsets so they may not perform as good as the genuine box
I know for fact only Sunnray has their own MACs - the Dragons/Lonrisun have different manufacture "fake" chipsets
My solo2 clone is 3000km away from me so I can't do the test but as far as I remember it was fast enough but still may be far behind the genuine boxes
Ive done this test on my genuine box Im using every day - the clones have different network chipsets so they may not perform as good as the genuine box
I know for fact only Sunnray has their own MACs - the Dragons/Lonrisun have different manufacture "fake" chipsets
My solo2 clone is 3000km away from me so I can't do the test but as far as I remember it was fast enough but still may be far behind the genuine boxes
I had this for a long run from my switch to my sons room. I ran a pair of external cat 5e cable, length was around 20 odd meters and my then 3Com 8 port gigbit switch would sometimes run the connections at 1Gb other times at 100Mb. I replaced the switch with a Dell layer 3 16 port switch, didn't need the layer 3 capabilities but got the switch off ebay quite cheap and that reliably runs the pair of runs to my sons room at 1Gb. Put the old switch back in and again sometimes 1Gb, sometimes 100Mb so did some digging around and it seemed to be a problem associated with the switch not being able to drive the connections properly.
