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   On Sun, 1/11/2026 10:19 AM, Chris wrote:   
   > VanguardLH  wrote:   
   >> After a supposed upgrade from 1 Gpbs to 2 Gpbs for Internet speed, I am   
   >> still getting downstream and upstream speeds that I had before.  No   
   >> increase in speed.  I got the upgrade for free, but I'd still like to   
   >> effect the upgrade.   
   >   
   > Everything from source to endpoint needs to capable of running at 2 Gbps   
   > under load and with other traffic being managed.   
   >   
   > This is not going to happen except for things that are extremely close to   
   > your "edge" to the internet. Then you've got your router and internal   
   > cabling.   
   >   
   > Most hardware is rated "upto" certain speeds which will be only possible   
   > under ideal/lab conditions. I doubt you ever see anything close to 1 Gbps   
   > in real life.   
   >   
      
   You're not trying hard enough.   
      
   Look at the transfer rates they run at on Internet2 for inspiration.   
      
   And having PCIe Rev5 in consumer computers, helps blow the top   
   off "limitations". As long as you have networking hardware with   
   interrupt consolidation, you can run hella fast. Normally you would   
   not expect to be able to use Jumbo Frames, so that is just a   
   marketing thing in a lot of situations. For example, if you do   
   ICS (Internet Connection Sharing), I don't think that will pass   
   a Jumbo Frame from one side to the other, so you have to turn that off.   
      
   It's much better to just have some acceleration features in the NIC   
   or equivalent.   
      
   The hardware in the datacenter, the "wiring" they use, puts our   
   home wiring to shame. The servers are plenty capable of running   
   faster, and the fastness makes it all the way to the edge of the   
   building.   
      
   You have wire speed DPI boxes on the outside edges of the Internet.   
   You can filter whatever you want. Thus, when setting up a server,   
   you can afford to be more imaginative, because you have a layered   
   protection model. (Cloudflare, ISP DPI). If you want to allow   
   a customer to run at 2Gbit/sec, you can do it. You have load balancers   
   and whizzy schemes to distribute loads, the wiring on the server   
   is plenty fast, and so on.   
      
   The connect time will be short, so you can still statistically multiplex   
   with the short/fast connections. Van won't be running 2Gbit/sec continuously.   
   The super-high-speed connection will only last for 30 seconds.   
      
   I'm just amazed, that the box at my corner, can mix high   
   speed customers, and me on my puny connection, with (almost)   
   no side effects.   
      
   It's just a lack of imagination, that gives the old/conservative results.   
   Some of our servers are set up like it is the year 2000 (one Microsoft   
   server was serving at 300KB/sec...).   
      
      Paul   
      
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