▲ 1 ▼ I only have a 1 gigabit connection and my router is 1 gigabit. How does this happen? (alien.top) submitted 2 years ago by Macaroon-Upstairs@alien.top [B] to c/homenetworking@selfhosted.forum 138 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Dannyps@alien.top [B] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Care to explain? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] NewPointOfView@alien.top [B] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) I think they’re getting at the difference between using powers of 10 vs powers of 2. So 1 kb (kilobyte) = 10^3 = 1,000 bytes, but since computers tend to use powers of 2, sometimes they might use 1 kb (kibibyte) = 2^10 = 1024 bytes Strictly speaking, kilo always means 10^3, and kibi always means 2^10 so they’re not equal. But in common parlance, the difference barely matters so it is common to use kilo- even when kibi- is strictly correct. The same holds true for bigger prefixes like giga (10^9) and gibi (2^30). So I think that guy was getting at those differences even though the number he said makes no sense even if you account for the giga/gibi difference. So maybe I wrote all this for no reason lol permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] tand86@alien.top [B] 1 point 2 years ago You are still appreciated. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] NewPointOfView@alien.top [B] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) I think they’re getting at the difference between using powers of 10 vs powers of 2. So 1 kb (kilobyte) = 10^3 = 1,000 bytes, but since computers tend to use powers of 2, sometimes they might use 1 kb (kibibyte) = 2^10 = 1024 bytes Strictly speaking, kilo always means 10^3, and kibi always means 2^10 so they’re not equal. But in common parlance, the difference barely matters so it is common to use kilo- even when kibi- is strictly correct. The same holds true for bigger prefixes like giga (10^9) and gibi (2^30). So I think that guy was getting at those differences even though the number he said makes no sense even if you account for the giga/gibi difference. So maybe I wrote all this for no reason lol permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] tand86@alien.top [B] 1 point 2 years ago You are still appreciated. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] tand86@alien.top [B] 1 point 2 years ago You are still appreciated. permalink fedilink source parent