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Intel® gigabit fiber adapters support IEEE standards 1000BASE-SX and 1000BASE-LX. These standards define a speed of 1000mbps. There is no support for lower speeds.
In comparison. the 1000BASE-T standard for gigabit copper adapters supports automatic negotiation of 10, 100, 1000 mbps. Autonegotiation is required by the standard.
| Standard |
1000BASE-SX
1000BASE-LX |
1000BASE-T
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| Media |
Fiber |
Copper |
| 1000 Mbps |
Yes |
Yes |
| 100 Mbps |
No |
Yes |
| 10 Mbps |
No |
Yes | |
Operating System:
| Windows XP Professional x64 Edition*, Windows Server 2003 Standard x64 Edition*, Windows Server 2003 Enterprise x64 Edition*, Longhorn Beta 1*, Windows Vista Beta 1*, Windows Storage Server*, Windows Vista 64*, Windows Vista Starter, 32-bit version*, Windows Vista Home Basic, 32-bit version*, Windows Vista Home Premium, 32-bit version*, Windows Vista Business, 32-bit version*, Windows Vista Enterprise, 32-bit version*, Windows Vista Ultimate, 32-bit version*, Windows Vista RC2*, Windows Vista Home Basic, 64-bit version*, Windows Vista Home Premium, 64-bit version*, Windows Vista Business, 64-bit version*, Windows Vista Enterprise, 64-bit version*, Windows Vista Ultimate, 64-bit version*, Windows Vista*, Windows Vista 32*, Windows Server 2003 for Itanium-based Systems*, Windows XP Starter Edition*, Windows Compute Cluster Server 2003*, Windows 2000*, Windows XP 64-Bit Edition*, Windows XP Professional*, Windows XP Home Edition*, Windows XP Tablet PC Edition*, Windows Server 2003*, Windows XP Media Center Edition*, Windows 2000 Server*, Windows 2000 Advanced Server*, Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition*, Windows XP 64-Bit Edition Version 2003* |
This applies to:
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