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From: Bastian Balthazar Bux <BastianBalthazarBux@×××××××××.it>
To: gentoo-server@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-server] cat5e vs. cat6
Date: Sat, 09 Apr 2005 21:25:03
Message-Id: 42584834.6020608@pnpitalia.it
In Reply to: [gentoo-server] cat5e vs. cat6 by Casper Gasper
1 Casper Gasper wrote:
2 > My company is about to move offices, and we need to have the new building
3 > wired up. Is it really crazy to do a new install with cat5e cabling instead
4 > of cat6?
5 > Any suggestions/advice appreciated.
6 >
7 >
8 > Casper.
9 >
10 If the question is:
11 can gigabit ethernet work on cat5e the answer is:
12 *no* ... but here I've gigabit ethernet cabled with cat5e, it work
13 faster than 100Mb ethernet and untill now no problem.
14
15 Anyway why risk for a new install ? How much more does it cost cable
16 with cat6 instead of cat5e ?
17
18 --
19 No problem is so formidable that you can't walk away from it.
20 ~ Charles M. Schulz
21 But sometimes run fast is better
22 ~ Francesco R.
23 --
24 gentoo-server@g.o mailing list

Replies

Subject Author
Re: [gentoo-server] cat5e vs. cat6 Lance Lassetter <lance@×××××××.info>
Re: [gentoo-server] cat5e vs. cat6 Dennis Allison <allison@×××××××××××××××.edu>