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Harry Putnam <reader@×××××××.com> writes: |
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> I've gotten confused on this problem way too many times.. I'd like to |
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> get some definitive starting points. |
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> When you see net adapters online they are always rated like |
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> 10/100 or 10/100/1000. So how does one turn that notation into |
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> megabytes? |
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> I think those numbers stand for bits, right? |
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> But still, when I'm trying to measure how much data is moving to a |
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> certain directory, and I want to compare it to what the adapter is |
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> supposed to do... (in some easy homeboy way). |
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> I vaguely remember something about 8 bits to a byte or maybe its the |
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> other way round... |
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OK, I found all that and how to figure it out here: |
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http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-mbps.htm |
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But still needing some coaching about the network setup and what to |
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expect for data transfer in OP |
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