[techtalk] Yet Another Installation Question

[Julie]

From: Mary Gardiner <linuxchix at puzzling.org>
> On Sat, May 19, 2001 at 08:49:20PM +0100, Conor Daly wrote:
> > Interesting something comes to mind there...  What will it cost me to
put
> > /home on an NFS volume over a 4-box 10Mbit network?  It's gotta be
slower
> > than local disk but you get to carry your settings across boxes.  Not
that
> > anyone else in the house uses much more than the "main" computer though.
>
> Having had thar experience at both work and uni (although the networks may
be
> 100MB) I don't think you notice the difference, except that large file
moves
> will be slower.

Not to be the mistress of understatement, but I found a big
difference between double-digit nets (16Mb token ring) and
triple digit nets (220Mb glass).

If possible, as in, Conor is wiring his house himself, I'd
suggest going with 100Mb copper.

-- Julie.