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"Networking Gamecubes"
Tael:
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Originally posted by: Uglydot
Now, is the GCN network gonna be 100mb or 1000mb?
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The broadband adapter is 10Mbit.
Edit: Also, it's kinda weird that IGN says there are only 28 cars in F-Zero, when your position/rank is out of 30.
manunited4eva22:
correction: it is 10/100Mb. I doubt they would release a gigabit ethernet adapter, as they are still around 40 dollars for pc...
Tael:
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Originally posted by: manunited4eva22
correction: it is 10/100Mb. I doubt they would release a gigabit ethernet adapter, as they are still around 40 dollars for pc...
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That's strange, Nintendo's FAQ says it's 10Base-T:
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What is the network protocol standard (speed rating) of the Nintendo GameCube Broadband Adapter?
The speed is 10Base-T. This adapter can only be used with 10Base-T compatible broadband connection devices and specially designed games that include on-line game features.
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RickPowers:
Nintendo's website is wrong. I just booted up my Cube to check, and watched as the "100TX" light on my switch lit up. While it's possible that it only communicates at 10Mbit, it's a proper 10/100 part.
I'm sure someone out there is thinking "what does it matter, when an Internet connection is rarely faster than 1.5Mbit anyway?" Well, a single 10Mbit device on some 100Mbit hubs will force every device on the hub down to 10Mbit, lowering performance across the board. Even if the adapter can't communicate at a full 100Mbit, telling the hub/switch that it can is important for maintaining performance on the rest of the network.
And of course, the more speed you have for LAN games, the better. It would be nice if it were a true 100Mbit device, but that was asking for a lot. 10Mbit is still perfectly fine for LAN/Internet games.
StRaNgE:
not sure aboutthe rest of ya, but having tv's in seprate rooms seems to defy the point , plus i don't want people in my room, that's why i have a huge tv in the main room not my room.
if a group of nerds wants to set up a lan party and do all the work then hell i might go and enjoy it but i am sure i can find more things to do with my time besides that. online sounds like a solution to playing alone, but with the lan you have to know people with cubes and so forth and so on, have the same games and more and more. then who gets to play in the room with surround sound while the other guy gets stuck on the little 17 inch screen and the other is on the big 61 incher.
sure this idea is good for some of you all and nothing wrong with that but for the magority of gamers it's not a big deal.