FDDI vs Fast Switched Ethernet

["Pete Clarke" <pete@dynotechnic.co.uk>]

Hi there,

I currently have a switched fast ethernet network installed in my house.
Each room has network points, and all traffic goes through Cat 5e cables
and10/100 switches.

I have the opportunity to play with fiber (FDDI) - my question is has anyone
any exprience of FDDI adaptors in linux, and what the relative pros and cons
are - cost is not a problem for this project as I already have the FDDI
cards/cables/switches/hubs etc.

Is FDDI any quicker than 100 Base-T? The network load is quite heavy -
streaming large (>4gb) ISO's, copying large files to/from file server and
other general network access.

TIA.


Cheers,



Pete.