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Re: To Run Fibre or To Not Run Fibre


  • Subject: Re: To Run Fibre or To Not Run Fibre
  • From: "Chris Bond" <chris@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sat, 29 May 2004 10:07:30 -0000

--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Phil Harris" <phil@a...> wrote:
>
> Would you really go CAT6 Chris? CAT5E supports Gigabit and - to be
honest -
> how many people who would be chucking CAT5/6 into their own houses
would
> actually observe the proper bend radiusses, pulling tensions etc.
to even do
> the job properly with CAT5 let alone CAT6? (I wouldn't / haven't /
didn't.)

> My opinion is that CAT6 is an unnecessary expense ... CAT5E should
be more
> than enough and much cheaper per box.

We did some tests with decent CAT5e and CAT6 in the new datacenter
we've just built at work and found the CAT6 outperformed when
transfering large files on our Raid's, we're also about to buy a SAN
so Cat6 is diff the way.

Kind Regards,
Chris Bond




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