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[Poul-Henning Kamp]

In message <45830726.9050005 at soekris.com>, Soren Kristensen writes:

>One problem with gigabit ethernet controllers are that they consume 
>significant more power than 100 Mbit controllers, contradicting the low 
>power thing....

Roughly 1-2 Watts according to my measurement.

Multiply by two to include the switch at the other end in the equation.

The new EnergyStar 4.0 requirements demand that desktops and laptops
switch from gigE to 100M when idle for exactly that reason.

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