Avid Amoeba@lemmy.ca to Linux@lemmy.ml · edit-22 months agoCan a 10Gbps USB 3 host controller be configured to work at 5Gbps?message-squaremessage-square27fedilinkarrow-up133arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up131arrow-down1message-squareCan a 10Gbps USB 3 host controller be configured to work at 5Gbps?Avid Amoeba@lemmy.ca to Linux@lemmy.ml · edit-22 months agomessage-square27fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareShortN0te@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoIt does not have to be compatible. The Ethernet 5 Gbps and 2.5 Gbps standards are newer the 10 Gbps. So there are controllers that only support 10 Gbps links and not 5 and 2.5.
minus-squareShortN0te@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-22 months agoThanks my bad. OP was talking about ethernet in some of his comments so i somehow thought it was about an USB connected NIC.
It does not have to be compatible. The Ethernet 5 Gbps and 2.5 Gbps standards are newer the 10 Gbps. So there are controllers that only support 10 Gbps links and not 5 and 2.5.
This is about USB
Thanks my bad. OP was talking about ethernet in some of his comments so i somehow thought it was about an USB connected NIC.