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cat 6 cabeling
Name: avoorn Date: October 2, 2005 at 09:24:24 Pacific OS: w2k CPU/Ram: 128
Comment:
Hi,
I need to install a new network.
and I need some answers.
1. can I connect cat5 hardware on cat 6 wire?
2. can I expect complications if I do so or is it better to use cat 5 wires?
Name: RTAdams89 Date: October 2, 2005 at 09:37:13 Pacific
Reply:
That will work just fine.
-Ryan Adams http://members.cox.net/rtadams89/
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Response Number 2
Name: wanderer Date: October 2, 2005 at 10:31:03 Pacific
Reply:
Might want to read this. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cat5e
No worry about the hardware. If new wiring go with the latest standard.
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Response Number 3
Name: OrionCA Date: October 3, 2005 at 16:07:38 Pacific
Reply:
CAT 6 is backwards compatible with CAT 5/5E but no one's implemented the improvements in the standards yet. If the price is the same as CAT 5E, go fer it. Otherwise you could be spending the difference on a higher-quality server.
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Response Number 4
Name: avoorn Date: October 11, 2005 at 10:03:05 Pacific
Summary: I have 3 computers in my house (2 XP Pro, 1 Win98), One with XP Pro is connected to Roadrunner high speed internet via a cable modem (upstairs) and the other two are just sitting there with no interne...
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