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Dredd   08-09-2004 at 07:40:45 AM

Sorry if this is a dumb question, but what type of cables are used to connect the computers in Gigabit networks? I think it's regular Cat. 5e, but many of the product descriptions I've seen for Cat. 5e on the web say it's rated up to 100Mbps, not 1000Mbps.

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Dax   08-09-2004 at 08:46:08 AM
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Cat5e is ok for gigabit networks. There's 4 twisted pairs in Cat5e, 100Mbps uses only 2, while gigabit uses all 4.

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Dredd   08-09-2004 at 10:15:45 PM
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Thanks Dax.

Dredd

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Flagg7771234   08-12-2004 at 02:34:38 AM
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If you can please post the pinouts on the glan cable. I had no idea the glan used 4 lines (2pair)

Wer use the B standard, and we also use the spliters witch will turn 1 run into 2. I'll bet glan will have a problem with the spliter. However the spliter uses 4 on each split.



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Dax   08-12-2004 at 03:52:39 AM
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"I had no idea the glan used 4 lines (2pair)"

I never said that, I said: "glan" uses 4 pairs, while 10/100Base-T uses only 2.

Here's a couple of links for you:

Where I originally found out about this:
<A HREF="http://www.tomsnetworking.com/Sections-article41-page4.php" target="_new">http://www.tomsnetworking.com/Sections-article41-page4.php</A>

To back it up:
<A HREF="http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/cc/techno/media/lan/gig/tech/1000b_sd.htm" target="_new">http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/cc/techno/media/lan/gig/tech/1000b_sd.htm</A>

How to wire Cat5e (in case you need it :wink: ):
<A HREF="http://www.lanshack.com/make-cat5E.asp" target="_new">http://www.lanshack.com/make-cat5E.asp</A>

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umheint0   08-15-2004 at 12:49:49 AM
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If you want to spend the extra, cat6 would also work, with a little more insulation. 5e should be enough though (depending on length).

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