Suse Samba Server: Installed Intel 1000GT gigabit Network Card, not showing on netwrk

[ThomasC]

It self installed successfully and shows up under network cards. However, when I plug it into the network in place of the regular 100mbit card, it won't show up. Any tips? Thanks in advance.

[coopstah13]

can you be more specific what you mean by "it won't show up"?

it isn't getting a network address? it isn't pingable? please elaborate what your exact problem is

[gogalthorp]

Here is the thing about network cards. You plug a 100 mb card into a network that is 10 mb most (but not all) cards will slow down to 10 mb.

How is the network configured you using hubs or switches does your switch support 1000 mb?

[linuxforever]

Well gogalthorp, sure that 1000Mbit thing is a big hoax!
And also 100Mbit I dont reach on my local network.
But it exceeds the 10Mbit easy.
It may depend on the OS, hardware and cable (cat5-e).
But even on cat6 you will not reach 100Mbit probably.
Whatever hardware manufacturers may claim.

[gogalthorp]

Well gogalthorp, sure that 1000Mbit thing is a big hoax!
And also 100Mbit I dont reach on my local network.
But it exceeds the 10Mbit easy.
It may depend on the OS, hardware and cable (cat5-e).
But even on cat6 you will not reach 100Mbit probably.
Whatever hardware manufacturers may claim.

No question but it is the rate that is negotiated. If for some reason the card can not negotiate an acceptable rate it may not talk to anyone.

In all cases and a perfect world the network rate is always the slowest card /device on the network.

[coopstah13]

gig is a hoax? not on my work network, 40 mb/sec is far beyond 100mbit, i've seen as high as 80mb/sec

even on my home network i see rates well above 100mbit

[linuxforever]

Never heard or seen of it.

Network connections are measured in bits or kbits (kilo) or Mbits (Mega) because it's a serial connection.
Windows used to measure this in bytes and one byte is 8 bits.
So you see a windows 850kb(yte) download transfer for a 8Mbit internet connection.
In your local network you can see the transfer speed in kbytes, kbits or Mbyte and Mbits.
If you use a ftp client program for instance.
If you say 40Mbyte it would mean around 320Mbit.
If its a 40Mbit then its below the 100Mbits.

As I said I have never seen or heard of reaching 100Mbit on a local network.
And all hardware is 100Mbit capabable.
With copper UTP cable.

[coopstah13]

perhaps you are not using cable capable of achieving these speeds, you need at least cat5e, preferably cat6

i know the difference between bits and bytes, I am a programmer by profession

I witnessed it with my own eyes today, over 40 MB/sec

but we are hijacking this thread, waiting on OP to provide more info

[linuxforever]

Yes, I too have made professional networks on professional places with both cat5e and cat6 cable.
To patch boxes and the kind and connect them.
So I am really used to them.
It's not a simple home network where I am talking about.