[ale] Local electric/datacom supply retail stores?

[Mike Panetta]

1Gb/s (not including overhead) is 125MB/s, so its close, but not faster
(again not including overhead on the PCI Bus) as PCI is 132MB/s IIRC
for 32Bit PCI at 33 MHz.  64Bit PCI at 66MHz would be 4x faster, or
528MB/s so it should be able to handle 4 cards.

Raw PCI bus speeds can be calculated by taking the number
of bytes in the bus (4 for 32 or 8 for 64) and multiplying by the
clock speed, either 33 or 66MHz.  This is raw bus speed, and
I doubt even a burst transfer can sustain that for very long, and
I know for a fact single transfers cannot (this ie because the address
and data lines are multiplexed in PCI).

Mike

-----Original Message-----
From: Christopher Fowler <cfowler at outpostsentinel.com>
Sent: Aug 15, 2004 10:38 AM
To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts <ale at ale.org>
Subject: Re: [ale] Local electric/datacom supply retail stores?

Isn't the PCI bus slower than 1GB?  

On Sat, 2004-08-14 at 16:26, James P. Kinney III wrote:
> Home Depot & MicroCenter. Lowes has stuff as well but they carry
> non-standard plugs and sockets. 
> 
> Cat6 cable can be found at MicroCenter often, Home Depot never, and
> Greybar always. Greybar is a large commercial electrical supply house.
> They will not be the least expensive but thy will have it in stock.
> 
> Price on cable varies depending on application. Cat5e riser is $45/1k'.
> Cat5e plenum is $120/1k'. Cat6 riser is around $80/1k' and $225/1k'
> plenum. The cost of the plugs and sockets is about double that of cat5e.
> 
> The wiring scheme is the same for cat6 and cat5 but the tolerances are a
> lot tighter on untwisted end lengths. When cat6 says 3/8" untwisted,
> THEY MEAN IT! So 3/8" from the last end of the last full twist to the
> punch down connector.
> 
> Cat5e will handle gigabit ethernet. Cat6 will do 10 gigabit. As the
> cards that can do 10Gb are still in the $1k+ range, cat5e will do just
> fine!
> 
> 
> On Sat, 2004-08-14 at 15:20, Chris Woodfield wrote:
> > Hello,
> > 
> > Are there any local electric/datacom supply retail establishments that 
> > one would recommend (other than Radio Shack)? I'm looking for a place 
> > that sells things like cable, tools, jacks and punchdown blocks, cable 
> > testers, etc.
> > 
> > I'm asking because I'm about to do a Cat5e cable pull in my house, and 
> 
> > I'd like to be able to do it as professionally as possible.
> > 
> > Also, how much would one expect to pay for a 500 foot reel of Cat6? 
> > Home Depot has a Cat5e reel for $40, I'm wondering if it's worth the 
> > extra cost to go with Cat6, whatever that extra cost may be...
> > 
> > No mail-order please...I need this stuff by Monday at the latest, as 
> > I'm coordinating the cable pull alongside an unexpected plumbing job. 
> > Better make the most of having holes in the drywall...
> > 
> > TIA,
> > 
> > -Chris
> > 
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