i just wanted to say i have a gigabyte internet connection, pretty cheap though to, and instead of being at 100 full duplex, I am at 1000 full duplex, this thing runs alot better than my onboard ethernet connection. Jim R

"i just wanted to say i have a gigabyte internet connection" No, you do not. You may have a gigabit network card, but you do not have a gigabit/byte internet connection. The fastest speeds I have ever seen available for internet connections was something like 30 Megabit and that was only in a couple of markets utilizing fiber optics. Plus, even to get anything over the "standard" 100Mbit speed would require different cables and other hardware to support gigabit connections: router, hubs, switches, etc. Michael J

... and the fastest broadband router I have seen only supports 24 Mbs. You can't get a quart into a pint pot! Stuart

Well, yes, you could have an OC line. Most people understand that you installed a gig nic and it now works better. Yes that would be true in most cases. The newer cards tend to offload more to the card and do work faster. I read it wrong and answer it wrong too. So get off my case you goober.

well instead of downloading at 900 Kbps, I am downloading at 1500 Kbps even, but you cant say being connected at 1000 full duplex doesn't beat out 100 full deplex, I like it and untill cable companies out there improve their internet connections suitable to demand. There is always a difference. Jim R

>> well instead of downloading at 900 Kbps, I am downloading at 1500 Kbps even << That is very slow by to-days standards. I am getting 6+ mbps through a six year old 100 mbs NIC. Stuart

He's probably reporting the IE download manager speed, which measures in KB/sec 1000KB/sec = 8.0Mb/sec. My Super P3: Pentium III-S 1.4GHz @ 1.58GHz, 512K L2 X800XT All-in-wonder, overclocked to 580/600. 250GB HD 2 gigs of PC2100 RAM QDI Advance 12 mobo, this baby rocks! SB Audigy 2