On Feb 25, 4:47 pm, pcbldrNinetyEight pcbldrninetyeight.com wrote:
EdwardATeller wrote in news:1c2b06f7-e563-499f-
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I just bought two NetGear GA311 GigaBit PCI adapters and a NetGear
GS605 GigaBit Ethernet Switch. I have two computers with the PCI
cards in them connected through my home network into the GS605. Much
of my network is wired into the walls. I'm pretty sure I am not
getting gigabit transfer speeds, and the NetGear utility is reporting
the speed as 100M/Full. The 1000 light is not lit up on the back of
the card.

Is it possible for the cards to detect lower quality cables, and
downshift to 100M speeds?

Test your equipment by connecting it together directly with cat5e patch
cables capable of Gigabit speeds. Available hehttp://www.cyberguys.com/templates/S...categoryID=132

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pcbldrNinetyEight

Thanks for the quick replies. I did have a bad cable, which I
replaced, and now I am running at full speed. One thing I learned is
that sometimes I had to power cycle the switch for it to recognize a
better cable.

It isn't as fast as I thought it would be. I have my old router
plugged into the gigabit switch for internet access, and that
connection lights up as 100. Maybe that slows the whole switch down.
I'll do some testing when I have more time.

Bottom line, make sure you have good cables. Also, don't have your
switch in the basement and computers on the 2nd floor unless you want
some serious exercise.