Difference b/w Fast Ethernet and Ethernet 3

[Netomaniac]

Hi Guys,

Can some one explain the difference between Fast Ethernet and Ethernet.

Neto...

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[franklin97355]

What is your exact question? Ethernet is a generic term for a form of communications and fast ethernet is a term used for faster speeds mostly used by marketing types I believe the spec is 802.x

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[Netomaniac]

what is the speed that differentiates an Ethernet port from fast ethernet port.

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[LawnBoy]

Generally:
ethernet - 10 Mb/s
fast ethernet - 100 Mb/s
gigabit - 1000 Mb/s

hth.

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[Netomaniac]

Thanks,

The differnce in hardware b/w the ethernet and fast ethernet would only be in the TX and RX or even there is change in the physical medium. If there is a difference in the physical medium what is that !!

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[jimbopalmer]

ethernet - 10baseT - Cat 3 cable or up for 100 meters
fast ethernet - 100baseTX - Cat 5 cable or up for 100 meters
gigabit ethernet - 1000baseT - Cat 5 cable or up for 100 meters
10 gig ethernet - 10gbaseT - Cat 6 cable or up for 37 meters
Cat 6A cable or up for 100 meters

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[jimbopalmer]

When you use Cat something cable, you will also need the same Cat something ends, plugs, and patch panels.

10 and 100 meg ethernet use 2 pairs of the cable, gig and 10 gig use all 4 pairs of the cable.

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[Netomaniac]

what about optical for gigbit ethernet.

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[burtsbees]

Fiber, you mean?

Burt

 

[Netomaniac]

yup..

Neto...!

 

[jimbopalmer]

FIRL 10 meg 1 km
10baseF 10 meg 2 km
100baseFX 100 meg 2 km
FDDI 100 meg 20 km
1000baseSX 1 gig 220 to 550 meters
1000baseLX 1 gig 2 km on single mode

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethernet_physical_layer

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[LawnBoy]

You da man, jimbo.


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