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What wire to use???????
this is obviously a matter of opinion and has nothing to do with the thread so let's all agree to disagree...obviously ------------------------------------------ "Chicks dig geeks." [glasses] -
What wire to use???????
excuse me i said "to assume is CAT3 is overkill" when i meant to assume that CAT5e is overkill. ------------------------------------------ "Chicks dig geeks." [glasses] -
What wire to use???????
are you accusing me of selling cat5 to pad the bill and gouge the customer? how would i benefit from adding more to my bill if i were ordering a more expensive cable? i could up the cost of CAT3 as easily as CAT5 if i were doing it for profit. what a DUMB line of thought. it's an even dumber... -
Extending CAT5 Cable
sounds good. many many thanks! ------------------------------------------ "Chicks dig geeks." [glasses] -
What wire to use???????
huh? that might would be true if you didn't label at all. when i wire a building i use rj45 for voice AND data, which is totally not uncommon. i typically use an orange keystone jack for network and white for voice to additionally help differentiate the two. as far as supposed advantages of IP... -
Extending CAT5 Cable
awesome. i've installed cat5e rated 110 blocks for NEW cabling but never used it to extend it. i guess my real concern is performance loss. did you test your cable after extending it? if so, what were the results? ------------------------------------------ "Chicks dig geeks." [glasses] -
How not to do it !!!
LOL!! That is epic. ------------------------------------------ "Chicks dig geeks." [glasses] -
What wire to use???????
I wouldn't run CAT3 either, but since that isn't the answer to question at hand then I'm just voicing my opinion. When wiring a building you need to keep the company in mind and look ahead. If they decide a couple of years from now to go with VoIP then CAT3 on long runs will screw your customer... -
Extending CAT5 Cable
I'm in the middle of a nasty project that involves moving our network rack into the room on the other side of a wall. The building was wired with CAT5 but there is no slack on the home runs (all 160 of them). The move is required to add physical security to the equipment but now I'm wondering if...
