On Wed, 2006-07-26 at 16:46 +0200, Marko Vojinovic wrote: > Just note that using a switch increases the number of hops for each > packet. Which might introduce propagation *delays* not changes in speed. > the declared speed of 1 Gbps is the speed at which data travels > through the ethernet cable. That'd be a (theoretical) maximum of 1 Gbps of something going through the cable. Most of that *something* is your data, and some of it is the *handling* of the data. -- (Currently running FC4, occasionally trying FC5.) Don't send private replies to my address, the mailbox is ignored. I read messages from the public lists.