I recently bought my gig network hardware: netgear GS605 switch 2 Tredware PICTX nics The only thing I didnt replace are the calbes. ethtool shows both new nics at 1000/full duplex. Here's the problem. time dd if=/dev/zero of=/home/daz/udaz/testfile bs=32k count=32768 32768+0 records in 32768+0 records out 1073741824 bytes (1.1 GB) copied, 371.025 seconds, 2.9 MB/s real 6m11.180s user 0m0.020s sys 0m5.820s When I switch back to my 100M switch: time dd if=/dev/zero of=/home/daz/udaz/testfile bs=32k count=32768 32768+0 records in 32768+0 records out 1073741824 bytes (1.1 GB) copied, 437.263 seconds, 2.5 MB/s real 7m17.364s user 0m0.028s sys 0m10.113s So, the question: Will my kernels negaotiate a 1G connection if the cables are not gig qualified? If not, then I need to look at something other than the network hardware (unless I just got really crappy equipment). Thanks, David -- "I find your lack of faith disturbing." --Darth Vader --- 07:57:01 up 18:45, 3 users, load average: 0.04, 0.01, 0.50 --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss