I've always wondered whether network interfaces that have these flashing lights flash as a gimmick or do they actually indicate the flow of traffic? Perhaps one flash per packet in or out? I wish I could remember what my call up modem looked like to make a historical comparison too.
TL-SG105E
They flash a lot longer then it takes to recieve one packet, but it's a useful indicator that tells you that there is some activity.
Right! Packets, of course, come in many sizes and a TCP handshake alone is what... Less than 1MB? And with a 1 Gbps connection, there is no way those LEDs flash once for each packet. They would probably look like static lights to the human eye if that was the case... Thanks! :)
less than 1 KB
They were technically right... Less than 1MB. 😆