possible router platforms

[James Knott]

Walter Dnes wrote:
> On Fri, Jul 15, 2011 at 12:39:01PM -0400, James Knott wrote
>
>    
>> How many people have an internet connection that's better than 100
>> Mb/s?  I expect many could get by with a 10 Mb NIC.
>>      
>    If you only have one computer, yes.  But if you have more than one
> machine, and want to transfer files between them, a gigabit connection
> is nice.
>
>    

Then you'd need Gb NICs on those computers.  The NIC on the router is 
irrelevant for local traffic.  It's only when you connect to the 
internet or another network that you'd pass through the router.


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