Re: My network speed is only 10MB
On 1/30/2012 10:15 AM, Camaleón wrote:
> On Sun, 22 Jan 2012 15:38:45 -0600, Stan Hoeppner wrote:
>
>> On 1/22/2012 11:45 AM, hvw59601 wrote:
>>
>>> So I check NewEgg:
>>>
>>> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833122392 10Gb/s:
>>>
>>> Check that price! $279.99 Holy Cow! And that's the cheapest one!
>>
>> You're either a moron or a troll. Which is it?
>
> Is not a bad price for a 10 Gbps card.
It's not a card for Pete's sake! It's a CX4 switch module. Hence my
"moron" comment. Why is everyone but me unable to know what this device
is simple by looking at the picture? Maybe this will help:
http://www.netgear.com/business/products/switches/fully-managed-switches/switch-modules/AX744.aspx
> Other than that, I wonder why someone would need a 10 Gbps card without a
> network infrastructure that supports it.
It's ironic that you mention "network infrastructure" in your next
sentence, after failing to realize what the mentioned product is--it IS
infrastructure. This CX4 module plugs into the back of Netgear
switches. It is used for linking two switch stacks together within a
rack or adjacent/nearby racks via a large expensive CX4 copper cable, or
connecting a high performance server or iSCSI NAS appliance to a switch
stack within the datacenter. CX4 is limited to a 15 meter cable length,
about 50 feet. It is rarely used for connecting equipment more than a
few racks apart as fiber or UTP is much more friendly to use in overhead
raceways. The cable cost is very high, $100 for a 10ft cable.
--
Stan
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