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Max distance for cat5e in 1000Mbps / 1 Gigabit
What is the max distance for cat5e cables in 1000Mbps (1 Gigabit) Full Duplex mode?
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Cable Management
I was given the task of (re)organizing cables in one of our racks, and I have never done this before. What system/equipment do you use to organize your cables?
The rack I have is 23" and has 19" ...
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Multipathing vs. bonded connections
I recently tried to sell the idea of multipathing one of our production databases (thanks to Brent at SQL Pass summit!) currently using just 1 database file (189GB!!!) on a physical server with 2 ...
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How can I troubleshoot APIPA (169.254.x.x) in physical network cabling?
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We have just started using an existing Cat5e cable to run 100Base-T to a new office, but unfortunately, machines in the new office see link but receive an APIPA address (169.254.x.x).
I brought ...
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Terminate short CAT5 uplinks?
My employer is moving to a new building and i'm in charge of creating/moving the IT infrastructure. There are 3 floors with a patch closet on each floor, then CAT5 uplinks down to the server room on ...
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Is there a way to measure the speed after changing over from CAT 5/ CAT 5e to CAT6?
We have recently done a change in our network by using CAT 6 cabling.
Now I would like to measure the speed difference when I use Cat 5 or Cat5 e and Cat 6.
Is there a way to find out the same?
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Rackmount cable length calculations & best practices
I'm redoing the cable management for a small company with a modest server room. It's my first time trying to organize an absolute mess that their former IT-guy left.
A huge problem that I'm finding ...
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When I plug in a network patch cable to a test notebook what would cause it to not see the link?
I plugged in my notebook via cat5e patch cable to a terminated jack (we had some consultants do the runs), I get no signal not even an indication that it is connected but has no DHCP. I try another ...
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Planning to buy some cat5e cables. 568A or 568b?
I plan to buy about 20-30 feet of Cat5e (or 6) cables. I have 30 mbits connection. I was looking around and the ones we are considering are 568B. I was looking for quality in my cables. Is this ...
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What is the actual difference between Cat-5 and Cat-5e?
From the title, this sounds a whole lot like a repeat of this question, but it isn't, I promise. Because he wanted to know whether you could tell from looking at a cable whether it was Cat-5 or ...
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Cable guides for CAT 5e in the rafters?
I've got to pull six or so lines through the rafters of this building. There's a mess of wire up there, and I'd like to keep these lines separated a bit.
Are there any cable guides that could be ...
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Cat5e cable: what are each color used for?
I have been curious on this for a while since there are some people who use a modified CAT5e cable with a switch to disconnect data sending without actually disconnecting the whole internet ...
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Tool to physically test ethernet cable with two network cards?
We're building ethernet cable or a non-profit community computer lab. We test them with a cheapie cable tester, which I believes simple checks the electrical connection of each wire. We're having ...
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Physical difference between Cat 5 and Cat 5e cabling?
(This isn't really server-related, but it seems more appropriate here than SO or SU.)
When we had this house built, we had network cabling run inside the house, or so I'm lead to believe. It's ...
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Where to purchase quality network cable?
I'm interested to know where other folks buy networking cable in bulk. Many of the places I've found appear somewhat "iffy", and I'd like to buy from a reputable outfit that will be around the next ...
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Should Cat6 cables be used for servers ('important hosts') rather than Cat5-E?
Wouldn't you want your crucial hosts being served with the most signal-reliable/improved method of connectivity?
Gig Switch<->Cat5E<->Server?
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Gig Switch<->Cat6<->Server?
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Is there a standard for running audio/video over CAT5/CAT5e UTP?
I want to use CAT5e UTP cabling to carry audio and video over distances of maybe 150 feet or so.
I plan to use the CAT5e cable as follows:
one wire pair for a composite video signal
one wire pair ...
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Gigabit with cat5 cable
Can a standard cat5 cable transmit at a speed of 1000 Mbit/s ?
I've asked several people I know in the networking field and received different answers. I know a cat5 "works" on a Gigabit network but ...
