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gigabit network - all the same speed?

Apr 22, 2005 3:07AM PDT

We're moving our business to a new building. We're having it wired for gigabit and are considering a gigabit switch. We have some new Dells with gigabit adaptors but some workstations are 100T. I read somewhere that your lowest connection speed is what everyone else runs at as well. Is this true? Will everyone with gigabit adaptors still run at 100T if even one computer does? Thanks. Johnny

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If you have a gigabit switch...
Apr 22, 2005 3:09AM PDT

Then such would not be true.

Bob

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so...
Apr 22, 2005 3:31AM PDT

So that means gigabit connected at gigabit speed and 100T at 100T speed? Just trying to confirm...

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(NT) (NT) Yup.
Apr 22, 2005 3:41AM PDT