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    2000mb through 1gbps port?

    Can someone explain how 2000mb can pass through 1Gbps port?
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    The amount of data transferring has nothing to do with the speed of the connection. You can transfer 10TB through 56k if you have the patience!
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    It will take exactly 16 seconds

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    Quote Originally Posted by EXN-Volkan View Post
    The amount of data transferring has nothing to do with the speed of the connection. You can transfer 10TB through 56k if you have the patience!
    I mean i know that but for speedtest..it looks stupid adding file size bigger than the port size...i mean why not just put 1000mb and call it a day.
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    Quote Originally Posted by nokia3310 View Post
    I mean i know that but for speedtest..it looks stupid adding file size bigger than the port size...i mean why not just put 1000mb and call it a day.
    Because by the time the download speed ramped up for the test, the file would likely already be finished downloading.

    Or maybe the user wants to see if the speed remains stable.

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    Quote Originally Posted by nokia3310 View Post
    I mean i know that but for speedtest..it looks stupid adding file size bigger than the port size...i mean why not just put 1000mb and call it a day.
    A 1000 Megabyte file is already 8 times bigger than 1000 Megabit, meaning it would take 8 seconds at full speed. I don't really understand your logic as to why 8 times makes sense, but 16 times doesn't.
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    Quote Originally Posted by nokia3310 View Post
    I mean i know that but for speedtest..it looks stupid adding file size bigger than the port size...i mean why not just put 1000mb and call it a day.
    It is not stupid at all, there is plenty of reasons to have a large file.
    If you think that is stupid, what do you think about this one: http://repos.lax-noc.com/speedtests/100tb.bin
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    Quote Originally Posted by Steven View Post
    If you think that is stupid, what do you think about this one: http://repos.lax-noc.com/speedtests/100tb.bin
    I like that. My download should be done in about 52 days.

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    Quote Originally Posted by KarlZimmer View Post
    A 1000 Megabyte file is already 8 times bigger than 1000 Megabit, meaning it would take 8 seconds at full speed. I don't really understand your logic as to why 8 times makes sense, but 16 times doesn't.
    1000 megabits(mb) on 1 gigabit(gbps) port (what i meant)
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    Quote Originally Posted by nokia3310 View Post
    1000 megabits(mb) on 1 gigabit(gbps) port (what i meant)
    Well, if that is what you meant still doesn't make much sense, and the file you linked to was 2000MB (megabytes).

    If you have a GigE port or more you might need a large file to determine the real transfer speed to see if it gets capped out or takes some time to level out. Even then, once it is determined you can just cancel the transfer whenever you got the info you need anyway. The 100MB test files everyone seems to have now are basically useless to me anymore.
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    Quote Originally Posted by nokia3310 View Post
    1000 megabits(mb) on 1 gigabit(gbps) port (what i meant)
    What would you expect from a one second test?

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    See TCP window for more information

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    Amusing the latter two on the "10Gb" network currently giving a server 500 error..

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    This has got to be one of the silliest questions I've ever seen on here

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