| DP4 Reverb rocks [message #97894] |
Thu, 10 April 2008 10:08  |
Tom Bruhl
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Registered: June 2007
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e> wrote in message
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> CAT5 won't. Even if it fired, the collisions/loss wouldn't be worth it.
> CAT5e 'might'. Depends on cable quality and length, I've seen it go both
> ways. I still wouldn't do this route if you like data integrity.
> Your physical limit is 310 ft of CAT6. I don't go past 300 ft, on
> principle of hating failures/sketchy quality. We use Belden where I work,
> it seems to be just fine. Avoid wierdo off brands, those I've had trouble
> with.. especially the jacket. Nothin' will piss you off like pulling a
> 250ft run and finding out if kinked 'somewhere' in the middle of it and
> pinched the wire into oblivion because of a shoddy jacket.
> Also, be sure to wire it to spec, of the crosstalk will kill ya:
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T568B
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> AA
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> "EK Sound" <ask_me@nospam.net> wrote in message news:4889e84c@linux...
>> Your CAT5 cable should still work fine for gigabit LAN...
>>
>> David.
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>> DC wrote:
>>> Well the cable was it. Only took most of an afternoon...
>>>
>>> Now I get to rewire the place with CAT6...
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks everyone.
>>>
>>> DC
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>>> "TCB" <nobody@ishere.com> wrote:
>>>> Correct, Aaron, any NIC/switch/router should be able to auto-negotiate
>>>> the
>>>> right link speeds. If they didn't then putting a gigabit switch into an
>>> environment
>>>> with some CAT5 cable would break those circuits, which thanks be to
>>>> Odin
>>>> it doesn't.
>>>> Bizarre that a Mac couldn't do this, but what do I know about Macs save
>>> the
>>>> BSD core that is down there in the core.
>>>> TCB
>>>>
>>>> "Aaron Allen" <Report message to a moderator
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