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Re: Making the Transition to Gigabit Ethernet
Interesting snippet from the article Mark highlighted (ignorant as I am)
: ... CAT5E and CAT6 cables require a different type of RJ-45 connector
than CAT5 does. The wiring sequence is still the same as it was with CAT
5 (orange / white, orange, green / white, blue, blue / white, green,
brown / white, brown). The difference is that while a connector for a
CAT5 cable holds the individual wires in a straight line, an RJ-45
connector for a CAT6 cable staggers the wires to accommodate their
thicker sizes. In practice though, attaching a connector to a CAT6 cable
is almost identical to attaching a connector to a CAT5 cable. If you can
put a connector onto a CAT5 cable successfully, then you wont have any
trouble with CAT6. You can even continue to use your old crimpier and
cable tester
Chris Hunter wrote:
> Interesting ... but Cat7 does exist eg:
> http://www.minitran.co.uk/pages/products/list.mhtml?ct=1&sc=1
> <http://www.minitran.co.uk/pages/products/list.mhtml?ct=1&sc=1>
>
> Chris
>
>
>
> Mark McCall wrote:
>
> > Interesting article via digg.com...
> >
> > http://tinyurl.com/duy9u
> >
> > M.
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