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--- chris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >Thanks for the information. Funnily, I didn't think > an Ethernet cable > >could be bad but still working a little bit. I > though it was either 0 > >or 1: either it works completely, or it doesn't > work at all. > > No, if there are bad twists, or a poor connection, > you could end up with > an iffy cable that allows lots of packet errors. > > Also, did your first cable by chance only have 4 > wires in it? Some > cheaper ethernet cables only have 4 wires rather > than all 8. This is > because the 10b-T standard only calls for 4 wires, > so its easy to cut > costs by using such a cable. However, 100b-T won't > work with a 4 wire > cable, it needs a better quality 8 wire cable. > > So it is possible, the cable was not allowing a 100 > megabit connection, > and the new cable is. That would be seen as a HUGE > speed increase. > > -chris > <http://www.mythtech.net> > > > -- > MacNetwork is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> > and... > > XRouter Pro | Share your DSL or cable modem between > multiple computers! > Dr. Bott | Only $199 > <http://www.drbott.com/prod/MIH130.html> > > Support Low End Mac > <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > > MacNetwork list info: > <http://lowendmac.com/lists/macnet.html> > --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; > end list messages to: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To unsubscribe, email: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For digest mode, email: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subscription questions: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Archive: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/macnetwork%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > > Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! > http://www.applelinks.com > > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Y! Messenger - Communicate in real time. Download now. http://messenger.yahoo.com -- MacNetwork is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... XRouter Pro | Share your DSL or cable modem between multiple computers! Dr. Bott | Only $199 <http://www.drbott.com/prod/MIH130.html> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> MacNetwork list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/macnet.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; end list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/macnetwork%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
