@digitaldisaster >If we put 2xGigabit Ethernet connectors on then yes we may well remove the 10/100 >connectors, depends how much it costs to keep them. The connectors wouldn't cost much but >wou could get a few doalrs back off the PHY's
I think this is a good idea. We really only need one, some might like two connectors. They can be 10/100/Gb each so you don't need seperate ports for 10/100 and another for Gb. My MythTV box has a single ethernet port suporting any 10/100/Gb speed... And I would like Gb available, as if I ever get the Myth box actually doing what I want, it will be convenient to have extreme speed so it can stream to other computers in the house. Also for another linux box that I hope to use for playing with verilog simulations for FPGA projects. I don't expect to do anything huge, but verilog sims have the ability to get gargantuous... Plus I'll be running X GUIs over the network, and for that the faster the better. :)
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