On 27 Sep 2005 09:29:25 +0000, Oleg Goldshmidt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I doubt that you can go into a neighbourhood computer store today and
> buy a non-Gbps NIC. It does not make much sense to me to lay less than
> Gbps cables today, unless - and I haven't checked - the prices are
> drastically different.

To Alexander (the original poster) - "Let's make it interesting", shell we? :)

Check the price difference between Cat-5 and Cat-6 cables
- and I promise to pay you this difference (adjusted to the CPI)
if in October 2010 you won't be able to get the necessary Gbit switch
required to make Cat-6 cables useful in the same price as an
equivalent 100Mbit switch is today, in Israel.

How does that sound?

>
> I don't see another relevant question discussed here: How about not
> laying cables at all? Having everything wireless? Pros and cons? Has
> anyone here done it recently?

This question kept poping up in my mind during this discussion but
the question was about cabling - taking advantage of prepared tunnels
in the house. Investment in cables won't prevent him from using wireless
LAN later if he so desires.

>From what I read on technical forums, wireless LAN is a feasable solution
(especially with the proprietary 54x2 bit/sec extension offered by
some companies)
but still flaky compared to "wire-full" LAN.

Cheers,

--Amos

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