On Sat, May 19, 2001 at 10:38:20PM -0500 or so it is rumoured hereabouts,
Julie thought:
> From: Mary Gardiner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > On Sat, May 19, 2001 at 08:49:20PM +0100, Conor Daly wrote:
> > > Interesting something comes to mind there... What will it cost me to
> put
> > > /home on an NFS volume over a 4-box 10Mbit network? It's gotta be
> slower
> > > than local disk but you get to carry your settings across boxes. Not
> that
> > > anyone else in the house uses much more than the "main" computer though.
> >
> > Having had thar experience at both work and uni (although the networks may
> be
> > 100MB) I don't think you notice the difference, except that large file
> moves
> > will be slower.
>
> Not to be the mistress of understatement, but I found a big
> difference between double-digit nets (16Mb token ring) and
> triple digit nets (220Mb glass).
>
> If possible, as in, Conor is wiring his house himself, I'd
> suggest going with 100Mb copper.
You mean 8-core cat5 cabling? Thet's the plan then all I gotta do is get
100Mbit hubs and NICs. I somehow doubt that it's that crucial though for
the home environment.
Conor
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Conor Daly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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