You don't need two. You can have multiple LED chips in a single LED "bulb", and have it change colours depending on which combination is powered.
EDITED: 24 Aug 2013 18:12 by BOUGHTONP
I know, I was only pointing out that 2 of my routers don't have anything to show that it's gigabit or not, and it doesn't change colour. Whereas the other two have an extra LED for gigabit connections.
Ken: it was a little bit of a let down when I bought them that I couldn't tell the difference between connections, but I know they're working at 1000 mbit so I guess it doesn't matter.
Ah, just thought the thing was built in. :-$
I'll try that out when I'm back on the laptop, thanks.
Ken - the router's 3 floors up, I'm not sure I have the energy at the moment to make that trip. Plus I need to put the laptop on again which is going to take more energy. At present I'm trying to build up enough energy to fall asleep. :C
I know that feeling! My main switch is in my attic, I despise going up there.
Because it's a pain in the ass getting the steps down and then it's either hot as a mother up there or freezing. And it's not filthy, but it's a little dirty. It's just not something I enjoy doing more than once or twice a year.
System monitor will show current network speeds. ISTR it might also show up in the boot log.
Thanks Smiffy - that got me the info I need.
EDITED: 25 Aug 2013 19:53 by GRAPHITONE
Ours is in our office-type room (possibly sounds more grand that it really is, just a spare room that's being decorated at the moment). It's just a pain when you're already knackered walking up loads o' stairs, sounds lazy I know, but I was falling asleep very early last night.
Actually, still haven't checked the colour of the lights on the router, but Smiffy got me the info I needed.
Don't keep us hanging here. Was it running at 1000 mbit or not?
Turns out my crappy laptop doesn't even have gigabit ethernet (couldn't remember the specs myself, so I erred on the optomistic side). :C
Still haven't been able to verify my ethernet cabling's capable of running at gig speeds though. Gonna have to wait until I've built my HTPC.
Aren't the cables fairly new? I seem to remember you posting about wiring the house up.
I'm running a gigabit network where some bits are old Cat 5 (not 5e). Speeds could probably be a little quicker but they're much faster than 100 mbit.
That's right - it /should/ be gigabit but i had to run the cable quite near some mains cable in places, so I'm hoping there's no interference. I could end up with a bathroom light scenario... I've tested the cables with a bog standard tester, so i know there's no breaks, just not what speed it'll handle.
After the bathroom light issue I'll definitely be more careful when I have my own place and run the network cable.
Aye. In a perfect world I'd have gone CAT6 STP, but I'm way too tight. As long as it's quick enough to stream media I'll be happy.
You do find out a lot about how your house is built when you take up floorboards and get inside cavities (NJ). In my case, it's all held together with sealant and caulk. Also a big job turned into a bigger one when I found the floorboards in our attic are pretty much past it, so had to replace a load of those as I went on. Made the cabling easier though.
"Cavities" gets an NJ, but you're OK with caulk!?
I fail to see what could possibly rouse John's interest when it comes to caulk.
EDITED: 26 Aug 2013 10:03 by GRAPHITONE