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4th November 2003, 15:36
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| [M] Reviewer/HWBot ***** Join Date: May 2002
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 |  gigabit UTP cable? Where can one buy cat5-e cable for gigabit lan? Is cat5-e cable really necessary, or will cat5 suffice in most cases too?
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4th November 2003, 15:56
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| Madshrimp  Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium
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 | I think CAT5 will suffice, try it out at least, if you experience unacceptably low transfer speeds, then consider buying the other CAT5-E cable.
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4th November 2003, 16:39
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| ok, thx for the info 
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4th November 2003, 16:47
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| cat 5e required (doesn't cost a dime more) cat6 is even better but is more expensive |
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4th November 2003, 16:51
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| Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium
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| darn, need to upgrade then? haven't worked with gigabit over CAT yet (fibre yes  )
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4th November 2003, 17:15
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| well, i supose good quality cat5 will do. only the frequency rate is the big difference between the cat5(e)-cat6. some minor changes to prevent data loss and collision, but nothing fancy. however, all copper gigabit devices clearly state cat5e-cat6 |
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4th November 2003, 18:23
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| i could get my hands on a fair amount of CAT6 and/or CAT5E UTP cable ... is there any interest in this? i'm not planning to waste my time with trying to get us a deal here, if nobody's interested in buying some in the end ... |
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4th November 2003, 22:24
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| if you can get your hand on some cat6, i'd like to buy 10-15m off you |
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4th November 2003, 22:34
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| as said on SG, it's very likely i'll have about 1000ft at home this week |
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4th November 2003, 22:34
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| Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium
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| make that 30-40m and you got a reasonable deal DURON
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