super high speed data transfer?

[Jonathan W]

im curious...if i take my desktop, and plug it directly in to my buddies's computer via a networking cable, and we both have gigabit networking jacks, could we transfer files back and forth at gigabit speeds? and if so, how would that speed stack up against something more traditional like eSATA or USB 3

[Indus Monk]

no that is probably not possible

[Roshy]

Can't speak about the other aspects, but you'd either need a crossover cable or a gigabit switch between them

[AnonymousGuy]

Yes you can direct connect 2 computers via ethernet.  I plan on doing it between my desktop and my server with 10Gbit cause I don't want to spend $800 on a switch.

 

You're usually limited by hard ive speeds though, but not an issue if you're using SSD.

 

EDIT: You don't need a crossover cable / adapter...every modern NIC supports auto negotiation of that now.

[Smooth Bunz]

You need a cross over cable but you wont get gigabit speeds I can tell you that. It will only transfer as fast as the hdd or ssd's will allow

[babadoctor]

You need a cross over cable but you wont get gigabit speeds I can tell you that. It will only transfer as fast as the hdd or ssd's will allow

no yu dont need a cross OVER CABEL!!

[tt2468]

You can theoretically get 1gbps, but that's in a perfect world. You will generally be limited on the line to 110 MBps. Remember there are 8Mb in one MB. You can also be limited to HDD or SSD transfer speed.

[conspiravision]

Yes I would think so, but remember you're also limited to your disk iops or ssd iops and other limiting factors of your hardware.