On Thu, 15 Nov 2001 02:26, you wrote: > Well, first of all thanx to all the ppl who tried to help > I tried to test the cable with the utility by realtek that i have with the > drivers > with this dos ( :-( ) utility i can check if two cards r working and > setting their firmaware properties > i had to "downgrade" the cards to 10Mbps from autonegotiation because of > otherwise i often get a "cable disconnect" message > At 10Mbps all it's ok > Probably it's something related to shielding? > i've bought a cable that was not prepackaged so i fear it's not really so > good. > Problem is that i have not right now the chacne to get another long crossed > cable > > Thanx > Andy > Cat 5 cable relies on the twist of the pairs and the way pairs are twisted in the cable. There is no shielding in standard cat5 but the connector must be put on properly to minimise disruption to the lay of the wiring. A good connection is capable of running up to 1GHz in a standard networked configuration. I have used cables greater than 100m and still easily runs @ 100MHz. The connector is critical to achieve the rated speed of the cable.
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