RE: Re: CAT5E or CAT6

["Paul Gale" <groups2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Everything - Ethernet, RS232, switch contacts, audio and video via
Keith's Kat5 units etc. Basically, you name it, it goes across Cat5 somehow
:)

Paul.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf
> Of robin_edw
> Sent: 16 March 2008 17:22
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: [ukha_d] Re: CAT5E or CAT6
>
> Ben, Paul, Thank you for comments, I wish I'd got into habit of
> reading Wikipedia.  Do you transmit ethernet only or do you send
> anything else (e.g. video)?
>
> robin
>
> --- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Paul Gale" <groups2@...>
wrote:
> >
> > I would still go for 5e - I have about 35 boxes of it installed
> here now - running gigabit over it to several places. Cheaper and
> much easier to install than 6.
> >
> > Paul.
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On
> Behalf
> > > Of Ben McCormack
> > > Sent: 16 March 2008 15:58
> > > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > > Subject: Re: [ukha_d] CAT5E or CAT6
> > >
> > > Robin
> > >
> > > As far as I am aware you can run Gbit ethernet over CAT5e. I
am
> > > running Gigabit over cat5e in the study.
> > >
> > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category_5_cable
> > >
> > > Also Cat 6 is more expensive and harder to install. More
> regulations
> > > about bend radius etc.
> > >
> > > Regards
> > > Ben
> > >
> > > On 16 Mar 2008, at 15:20, Robin Edwards wrote:
> > >
> > > > Currently having extension built on my house and in a
> discussion
> > > > with the
> > > > builder's electrician he asked if we wanted any cat5 or
cat6
> > > > installed. Up
> > > > until now I'd been gradually moving to wireless, which
in a
> house
> > > > with two
> > > > limestone walls in the middle (best part of two feet
wide each)
> has
> > > > been a bit
> > > > tedious and required a wireless bridge.
> > > >
> > > > Since he left I started thinking that given current
issues
> perhaps
> > > > staying on
> > > > wire makes a lot of sense and while house is in
upheaval now is
> time
> > > > to sort it
> > > > once and for all. We will be putting holes thru both of
the
> > > > problematic walls
> > > > very soon.
> > > >
> > > > Next I checked price of Gbit switches and they are
nowhere near
> as
> > > > high as I'd
> > > > expected (few tens of pounds).
> > > >
> > > > So, I think I'll get two cables per room laid except
study that
> gets
> > > > three, but
> > > > based on peoples experience, what is best, CAT5E or
CAT6? My
> idea is
> > > > one for PC
> > > > one for video per room. Comments? Am I being mean? I
realise
> Gbe
> > > > will give me
> > > > little in web access but I'm more thinking of covering
options
> for
> > > > next few
> > > > years (I would say 5-10 yrs but been bitten on that
before)
> > > >
> > > > regards, robin
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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> > >
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