Gigabit Lan on Dfi mobo...

steveieboy · Post by **steveieboy** » Thu Jan 12, 2006 2:24 pm

I'm not sure if this is the correct place to post this question, so I appologize if it isn't.

My setup- Dfi UT nF3 250GB http://us.dfi.com.tw/Product/xx_product ... MB&SITE=NA

with an AMD 64 3200 if that matters at all...

On my taskbar my connection reads - Speed:100mbps... This is confusing me because I supposedly have gigabit lan. Am I misunderstanding something here?

I've got the Nforce 3 drivers installed and everything. Any suggestions would be appreciated!!!

thanks

Black Mesa Scientist · Thu Jan 12, 2006 2:36 pm

There can only be 1gb network if the router supports it. And if you're not on a router the other person has to have a 1gb network card as well to make 1gb possible

steveieboy · Post by **steveieboy** » Thu Jan 12, 2006 3:13 pm

I am on a router it is a newer Belkin wireless router, so there should be no problem with that. I can't the install for Adobe to work to read the manual, thats a whole other problem in itself.

There is a laptop using the wireless, however my pc is hardwired to it. Any other ideas anyone?

kenc51 · Post by **kenc51** » Thu Jan 12, 2006 3:21 pm

Nearly ALL routers use 10/100mbit connections......

A network will only run at the speed of its slowest part......in this case it's your router

steveieboy · Post by **steveieboy** » Thu Jan 12, 2006 3:25 pm

its cool, thanks for the help though....

Post by **Apoptosis** » Thu Jan 12, 2006 4:17 pm

On my desktop is shows I have a 100MB/Sec connection and I have a 10/100 router. When I have gone to LAN Parties with a gig network it shows it correctly!

infinitevalence · Post by **infinitevalence** » Thu Jan 12, 2006 6:05 pm

when i connect my DFI up to another Gb computer i get 1000Mb in the little pop up so its your routers limition

Black Mesa Scientist · Fri Jan 13, 2006 3:25 am

Apoptosis wrote:On my desktop is shows I have a 100MB/Sec connection and I have a 10/100 router. When I have gone to LAN Parties with a gig network it shows it correctly!

But maybe you have a 1gig network card and the local switch on the lanparty has 1gig as well so thats why you haved 1gig there.

I do not assume you take your router with you when you go to a lanparty

TheGeekMistress · Post by **TheGeekMistress** » Tue Feb 14, 2006 2:57 am

heh, ever connect your mobo's NIC up to the router itself? it says you're running at 1Mb/s lol

only way to get your NIC to run at 1000mb/s is to have a router that has a 1000mb/s port on it; which the other people posting have said. but then that really doesn't matter much b/c your router to broadband modem connection is only running at 1mb/s.

to have a fast home LAN network you should buy a network switch that has 4 or 8 1000mb/s ports on it and connect all the computers to the 1000mb/s switch and then connect the 1000mb/s switch to the router thats connected to the broadband modem. it won't give you faster broadband performance, but it will give your connected computers the 1000mb/s between them all for very fast LAN Gaming or large file transfers.

TGM