Will this work to get gigabit networking?

[Tha Snowmann]

well i just uninstalled that driver for the NIC, restarted and windows discovered it and installed the device. went straight back to the nvidia driver, pretty much the same as what it was set at before and yeah still running on 100mbps

[Pugs]

time to visit their support forums.... or see what "newer" drivers might be up on their site...

[Smoke87]

You can't simply "uninstall device" and rely on windows to DELETE the driver when it says "uninstalling this driver will cause the device to cease functioning"

You need to get driver cleaner, or delete the driver MANUALLY.

Also, check your bios.

[Tha Snowmann]

ok well the network is stuffing around now and not really connecting.

i will get into bios and see if there is an option for 1gbps connection.

looked on evga forums pretty much stuff all there

would i be able to install the realtek network drivers on my evga board?

[Pugs]

Originally Posted by Tha Snowmann

ok well the network is stuffing around now and not really connecting.

i will get into bios and see if there is an option for 1gbps connection.

looked on evga forums pretty much stuff all there

would i be able to install the realtek network drivers on my evga board?

depends on the NIC's chipset...

[Tha Snowmann]

hmmmm

well NIC1 is just not connecting to my network, dunno whats going on there.

im connected via NIC2 atm and its all sweet but still only at 100mbps.

this is very annoying i must say. time for me to get a slurpee, its to damn hot and i need to chill out for a bit. come back at this later and see whats going on.

cheers for all you help pugs, and anyone else that contributed.
will get back at your guys later on

Snowmann

[Pugs]

Originally Posted by Tha Snowmann

hmmmm

Time for me to get a slurpee, its to damn hot and i need to chill out for a bit. come back at this later and see whats going on.

cheers for all you help pugs, and anyone else that contributed.
will get back at your guys later on

Snowmann

sounds lieka good idea to me.

and no worries.. yeah very annoying

[Tha Snowmann]

just had a though....

the cable to this computer in questin that being a bitch is a 30m cat 6 cable.

has the length got anything to do with it?

all the others atm are 5m max

[stergiopilus]

Is it possible to move the PC or switch so that you can try it out with one of the 5m cables that works on the other PC's? Then you can see whether it is your 30m cable that is the issue or not.

[terrastrife]

i still say its your shitty switch/router whatever

i have a tempremental repotec which doesnt sync at gigabit all teh tiem with a crap cable wheras teh same cable works all the time on my hp procurve.

[Tha Snowmann]

well not really...
ive got the comp in another room and its all setup and all cable management has been done. its not the easiest of tasks to complete unfortunately

i was thinking more along the lines of 'is that 30m cable to large to transfer gigabit speeds?'
could that be a reason as to why its only showing up as 100mbps?

[Pugs]

Originally Posted by Tha Snowmann

just had a though....

the cable to this computer in questin that being a bitch is a 30m cat 6 cable.

has the length got anything to do with it?

all the others atm are 5m max

only if the cable is "faulty" ie miss wired or not all 8 pins are connected.... the only way to check would be a cable tester..... not in adelaide are you ??

Cat 6 is good for 90m line length factoring a 5m patch lead either end

[Aetherone]

Originally Posted by Tha Snowmann

is that 30m cable to large to transfer gigabit speeds?

Only if its crap cable or crap crimps. Cat6 is rated to gigabit speed to 100 meters.

[mortal]

Originally Posted by Kizuka

A managed switch provides some sort of control interface, be it web-based or command line (or both), that allows you to control various aspects of the switch's operation.

Some typical functions available on a managed switch include VLAN management, port enabling/disabling, per-port and total traffic stats, CAM table contents, link speed settings (force 10/100/1000/auto-neg etc).

Conversely, an unmanaged switch is basically a black box...you plug network cables in, lights come on, it works...there is nothing more you can do with it. As you would expect, managed switches are more expensive but depending on your environment, not always necessary.

Highly recommend the HP Procurve 1810G-8

[stergiopilus]

Originally Posted by Tha Snowmann

well not really...
ive got the comp in another room and its all setup and all cable management has been done. its not the easiest of tasks to complete unfortunately

All you need to do is unplug all the cables going into the switch (and leave them there), take the switch for a walk into your PC room, plug it into the power, and plug one of the short cables from the switch into your PC (and see if it connects at 1Gb speeds). You don't need to move any other cables around. Try this, it will save you lots of other stuffing around, will only take 10mins at most and won't stuff up your cable management.