USB 3.0 to Gigabit Ethernet

[harpiks]

Hi All

I want to buy a USB gigabit adapter for my Gigablue Quad. But which one is the best - and which are supported?
Looking at this StarTech.com USB 3.0 to Gigabit Ethernet. I know that the gigablue is not USB 3.0, but will it still work?

Thanks.

 

[rossi2000]

yes
you will get around double the speed.

 

[harpiks]

Ok - but it claims to be 450Mbit compared to the 100Mbit we have today ? So only double?

 

[rossi2000]

you wont get 450mbits,
you will get around double the speed.

 

[mikehunt43]

does this speed up the internet speed then?

 

[rossi2000]

if you get faster than 100mbits then yes.

 

[harpiks]

Thanks. I ordered it now. Will post results. Even double speed is fine compared to now

 

[harpiks]

Next question - how do I install ?

 

[harpiks]

I installed the adapter and he drivers was installed to. Everything works now.

The throughput is around 22-25 megabytes.

Now - when I transfer big files like a 8GB mkv file, then the throughput drops dramatically after transfering for a few minutes. The throughput drops to around 7-8 megabytes, which then at the end could mean, that the transfer would be quicker with the normal 100mbit connection.

Anyone have an idea to what happens here ? Is there a buffer I have to set higher or is this a driver issue?