[windows2000] Re: Cabling for a house

>From: Costanzo, Ray [mailto:rcostanzo@xxxxxxxxxxx]
>All my computers at home have 100 megabit NICs and are connected with
>category 5(e?) cable through some 100 megabit switches.  I'm moving
>soon (building a house) and I want to have a gigabit speed network.
>Can I just use cat5 cable, or is there different cable for gigabit
>speeds?  I know I'll have to replace my switches and my NICs.  My
>other question is do I need some super-computer with some newer
>implementation of IDE to use gigabit cards?

Cat5e will sort of handle gigabit, but at 350Mhz which won't really give you 
full bandwidth with good equipment.  If you can afford it, go cat 6 and make 
sure it's installed to Hubbel standards, otherwise cat5e will probably do 
for your needs.  Just a thought, but you might want to put in a patch panel 
near your main computer area.

Chris Berry
compjma@xxxxxxxxxxx
Systems Administrator
JM Associates

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