nenegad149
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With all the talk about multi-gig networking, Wi-Fi 6E, and fiber optics, I've been feeling a bit nostalgic for the tech of the late 90s/early 2000s.
It got me thinking about the classic 10/100 Mbps Ethernet router. It was the standard for so long, but I have a question for the hardware-savvy crowd here:
In practice, did you ever actually saturate that 100 Mbps (~12.5 MB/s) wired connection?
I'm thinking about scenarios like:
Share your stories and tech memories!
It got me thinking about the classic 10/100 Mbps Ethernet router. It was the standard for so long, but I have a question for the hardware-savvy crowd here:
In practice, did you ever actually saturate that 100 Mbps (~12.5 MB/s) wired connection?
I'm thinking about scenarios like:
- Old-school LAN parties with games like Quake III or Unreal Tournament.
- Transferring large files between two computers on the same network.
- Early network-attached storage (NAS) devices.
Share your stories and tech memories!
