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Old Feb 7th, 08, 2:27 PM
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Office networking - CAT5e or CAT6
Okay, so this isn't strictly home networking....
We're in the process of moving offices again, this time to our permanent residence. I'm going to be setting up the new network and buying a reel of cable for the purpose.
I have had a quick look online and have discovered a 'new' category of cable, namely CAT6. What I read tells me that this is 'the future' for networking.
My question is, for a network of up to 10 machines, with a 2MB broadband connection and no great network demands, is there any gain to be had by paying for the more expensive CAT6 cable, or are my instincts right that CAT5e cable will keep us happy for the next 5 years at least?
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CAT5e should be sufficient-you can run gigabit on CAT5e.



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I really cant see cat5 becoming obsolete any time soon



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