Gigabit ethernet, with a regular ethernet cable?

handsewn

I am switching from a very old eMac, run on ethernet, to a laptop (packard easy note) that apparently has something called 'Gigabit ethernet' - is this going to work with my current internet connection? Or do I need to change something?

(and yes, I would like to go wireless eventually but I don't understand how it works)

bskelhorn_2

Hi there,

The gigabit ethernet port basically means if you are on a network that runs on a 1GB line you will get that speed. However as most home connections run from 512k to 20mb broadband, you will get the best speed out of your current cable.

I hope that helped.

Regards

Barry

handsewn

bskelhorn wrote: »

Hi there,

The gigabit ethernet port basically means if you are on a network that runs on a 1GB line you will get that speed. However as most home connections run from 512k to 20mb broadband, you will get the best speed out of your current cable.

I hope that helped.

Regards

Barry

Thank you, Barry. That has helped perfectly.

GunJack

This is not accurate.......

the gigabit ethernet refers to the speed of data transfer between either end of the ethernet cable, i.e. between the router and the pc/laptop that it's plugged into. It has no bearing on your INTERNET speed.

So, if you get, say, 10 Meg broadband, that is the speed of data between your router and the phone exchange. Using a Gigabit ethernet will allow your router and pc/laptop to transfer data between them at 1 Gig, provided the router also is capable of 1Gig data speed.

If your router does not have Gigabit ethernet, then the link between router and laptop/pc will run at 100 Meg. The Gigabit port on the laptop will only run at 1GB when connected to a 1GB source.

Oh, and your current ethernet cable will be fine