Network Speed Limitations

Users discuss achieved network transfer speeds, hardware bottlenecks like 100Mbps Ethernet on Raspberry Pi, and comparisons of wired, wireless, gigabit, and multi-gigabit connections.

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jagger27 β€’ Oct 25, 2022 β€’ View on HN

120Gbps ought to be enough for anyone.

tedunangst β€’ Nov 9, 2023 β€’ View on HN

Because I actually get 100MB/s from wires.

bsharitt β€’ May 23, 2016 β€’ View on HN

It seems to be topping out at 100Mbps for me.

fabioyy β€’ Jun 13, 2019 β€’ View on HN

200-400 gigabit/s is not that huge.

Oletros β€’ Sep 15, 2015 β€’ View on HN

You're limited by the 100 Mbps of the fast ethernet on the Pi

sedatk β€’ Jul 16, 2023 β€’ View on HN

640Mbps ought to be enough for everyone.

wmf β€’ Jan 31, 2023 β€’ View on HN

People have gotten 17 Gbps so it's not limited to 10.

mikeyouse β€’ Oct 16, 2019 β€’ View on HN

I regularly get 400mbps wireless and 1gbps wired... how fast is your connection?

vin047 β€’ Feb 7, 2024 β€’ View on HN

I do the same thing and am on 500mbps - don’t experience any issues

saagarjha β€’ Oct 4, 2024 β€’ View on HN

I'm sorry 25 Gbps up?