100.0 Mbps

[pubbievoter]

I'm using an ADSL connection and and ethernet card. The little network
icon on my desktop says "local area connection 1 Speed: 100.0 Mbps".

Can someone clarify what this actually means? Does Mbps mean mega bits
per second?

Is this the actual dowload speed I'm getting or is this just some
theoretical speed assuming perfect bandwith conditions? Thanks for
any information.

 

[Steve Winograd [MVP]]

I'm using an ADSL connection and and ethernet card. The little network
icon on my desktop says "local area connection 1 Speed: 100.0 Mbps".

Can someone clarify what this actually means? Does Mbps mean mega bits
per second?
Yes.

Is this the actual dowload speed I'm getting or is this just some
theoretical speed assuming perfect bandwith conditions? Thanks for
any information.

It's the maximum theoretical speed of the network hardware under
perfect conditions. Real speeds are never that high. Actual ADSL
speeds are much lower, typically less than 5 Mbps.
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[John R Weiss]

I'm using an ADSL connection and and ethernet card. The little network
icon on my desktop says "local area connection 1 Speed: 100.0 Mbps".

Can someone clarify what this actually means? Does Mbps mean mega bits
per second?
Yes.


Is this the actual dowload speed I'm getting or is this just some
theoretical speed assuming perfect bandwith conditions? Thanks for
any information.

It is the theoretical maximum transfer speed over the Ethernet connection. You
may get up to 70 or 80 Mbps between computers on your LAN for large file
transfers. Your ADSL download speed depends on your contracted bandwidth,
usually on the order of 1 Mbps. It varies from 256 Kbps to 5 Mbps, depending on
contract and provider, but is seldom above 2 Mbps for residential connections.

 

[Jim]

I'm using an ADSL connection and and ethernet card. The little network
icon on my desktop says "local area connection 1 Speed: 100.0 Mbps".

Can someone clarify what this actually means? Does Mbps mean mega bits
per second?

Is this the actual dowload speed I'm getting or is this just some
theoretical speed assuming perfect bandwith conditions? Thanks for
any information.

It is the speed between the cpu and the ethernet card (assuming that the bus
can handle the data rate). Thus, it is merely maximum data rate.
Jim

 

[Steve Winograd [MVP]]

It is the speed between the cpu and the ethernet card (assuming that the bus
can handle the data rate). Thus, it is merely maximum data rate.
Jim

I think it's the maximum theoretical speed of the connection between
the DSL modem and the Ethernet card. The CPU isn't involved.
--
Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

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[Jim]

I think it's the maximum theoretical speed of the connection between
the DSL modem and the Ethernet card. The CPU isn't involved.
--
Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

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Yes, you are correct, and I was wrong.
If I remember correctly, it was common to set the speed between the modem
and computer to 100 mbps even though the modems only ran at 57k.
Jim