Explain the differences between Cable speed, vs Local connection speed when both are expressed in MBPS.
2007-09-02 02:16:58 · 8 answers · asked by EDGAR H 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Computer Networking
The local connection refers to the local network that your computer is on. It connects your computer with your router and cable modem. That should always show 100 MBPS.
Your cable speed of 7 MBPS is the incoming speed from the Internet.
So data comes in from the Internet at speeds of up to 7 MegaBytes Per Second (MBPS) and can transfer between your modem, router and other computers on your local network (if any) at 100 MBPS.
2007-09-02 02:25:46 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Local connection only shows the capability of the card in your pc and not the actual speed. All pc's these days run with a minimum 100MBPS card.
7MBPS is the actual speed that will be used to access the internet PER CONNECTION. So in theory you should be able to play an online game, download one or two things and browse the internet all at the same time (5 x 7 = 35 out of the 100MBPS that your card allows)
2007-09-02 02:22:29 · answer #2 · answered by phate 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The high speed connection is your connection to the exchange and to the Internet through your Internet Service Provider. They advertise speed in MB (Megabytes) like the 7MB you've mentioned. The local connection speed is in Mb (Megabits) and is usually either 10Mbps or 100Mbps depending on whether you're connected through USB or Ethernet cable. The local connection depicts how fast data is transferred between your computer and the modem/router. The 7MB value is how fast the modem/router connects to the Internet to download/upload files and pages.
2007-09-02 02:22:15 · answer #3 · answered by Alex Kara 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
MBPS is referring to megabits per second.
Remember that a network is going to run at the slowest ***** in the chain. you connect via a 100MBps link to a 7MBps link, you get 7MBps. Being a larger distributed network, hitting network congestion will slow it further.
A LAN tends to carry more than internet traffic, especially in an organisation. You can authenticate resources, access file shares, print. All these could be done via the internet, but they are not.
2007-09-02 02:23:46 · answer #4 · answered by bumbass2003 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cable speed is not going to be faster than about 10MBPS while your local home network can go much faster. The wires are shorter and fewer conenctions at your home. Your numbers are just numbers 7 versus 100, the 100 is obviously faster.
2007-09-02 02:20:58 · answer #5 · answered by spacedude4 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
your internet connection is the speed you connect to th einternet.
the LAN is the speed your network talks to other computers on your same network.
2007-09-02 02:19:55 · answer #6 · answered by apcyberax 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Once, I happen to believe those connections are inextinguishable.
2016-05-19 02:58:12 · answer #7 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they have nothing to do with each other beside using the same methode expressing the BANDWIDTH, " i wish i had 7mb/s internet...
2007-09-02 02:21:48 · answer #8 · answered by some_one 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋