gigabit ethernet question

[KevinO]

On 02/18/2012 09:36 PM, Derek Trotter wrote:
> I have two computers sitting right next to each other connected via a 6 foot long
> piece of cat 5 I picked up at Wally World one day.  They both have gigabit
> ethernet cards in them.  Both machines recognize the connection as a gigabit
> connection, but I'm lucky to get half that.  Most of the time I get around 40%.
> 
> Is there anything I can do to get the connection to work a bit faster?
> 
It sounds like you're getting limited by the speed of your hard drives.

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KevinO