[Cialug] OT: 10 Gigabit Ethernet

[Nathan C. Smith]

I pooh-poohed gigabit (I was on 10 mbit @ home) until I had to move a few video files.  Yay Gigabit!  I'm looking at 10Gbe for SAN applications.

-Nate

> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:cialug-bounces at cialug.org] On Behalf Of Dave Crouse
> Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2008 2:48 PM
> To: Central Iowa Linux Users Group
> Subject: Re: [Cialug] OT: 10 Gigabit Ethernet
>
> Wow, I didn't even know about 10GbE ....... I've just been
> amazed with the gigabit stuff at the house..... :)
> Great......now I want FASTER lol.
>
>
>
> On Tue, Jul 22, 2008 at 10:28 AM, Nathan C. Smith
> <nathan.smith at ipmvs.com> wrote:
> >
> > Is anyone using 10GbE?  It looks to me like a wholly
> different animal from fast or gigabit Ethernet (Same rules,
> more delicate medium) - is it?  Are the cables vastly
> different and more expensive?  Who manufactures GbE Switches?
>  Cisco, and a few others?
> >
> > I was interested in using it in a SAN and over copper but
> if everything is different maybe optical will be faster,
> cover more distance and make more sense?
> >
> > Any bets on when 10GbE will really hit the mainstream?
> >
> > -Nate
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