[vdr] Re: Is a Network fast enough ?

["Rienecker, Fa. Evenio, ITS P, M" <C.Rienecker@deutschepost.de>]

AFAIR, Gigabit Ethernet does not need cross over cables.
The NIC autodetects the configuration and configures itself accordingly.

Don't blame me if I'm wrong (my brains might malfunction at times)
CU,
Christian.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Thorsten Wöll [mailto:thorsten.woell@dieterwoell.de]
> Sent: Wednesday, August 07, 2002 12:12 PM
> To: vdr@linuxtv.org
> Subject: [vdr] Re: Is a Network fast enough ?
> 
> 
> Might be OT,
> but isn´t a crossed cable enough to connect just 2 machines, also at
> gig-ethernet?
> 
> rgds. Thorsten
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Steffen Koch" <Steffen.Koch@sphinx-electronics.de>
> To: <vdr@linuxtv.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 07, 2002 10:24 AM
> Subject: [vdr] Re: Is a Network fast enough ?
> 
> 
> > Axel Gruber wrote:
> > > Currently - as you see - is have split my Harddrivespace i two
> locations:
> > > VDR and SERVER
> > >
> > > Video0-6 = VDR
> > > Video7-11 = Server
> > >
> > > So i have a little bit load-Ballance (so i think).
> > >
> > > I think i will not move the harddrives out of the 
> Living-Room-VDR.....
> > > And a Gigabit-Ethernetwork.... hmmmm 3000Euro for a 
> Switch ... - no....
> :-)
> > You don't need a 16 port gigabit switch... a cheap one with 
> 2 gigabit
> > ports and 8 FastEthernet ports is around 200 Euros
> >
> >
> >
> 
> 
>