and buy at least one level better/higher than your current requirement, plan for the future and ensure you meet current spec needs. On Tue, Nov 4, 2014 at 3:19 PM, Michael B. Smith <[email protected]> wrote:
> Cat5 isn’t good enough for Gb. You need at least Cat5e and preferably > Cat6. > > > > I’ve personally always used Panduit cabling boxes. Whenever I’ve tried to > play loose with the Ethernet spec, it’s always come back to bite me, > eventually. > > > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Derrenbacker, L. Jonathan > *Sent:* Tuesday, November 4, 2014 3:11 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* [NTSysADM] 0.5 foot Cat5 Cables - Too short - Any potential > issues? > > > > I’m getting ready to replace some switch stacks. Our current cabling(patch > to switch) is a mess, so I’m ripping out and starting from scratch. > > I’m looking around at cable design, and I like the short 6’’ cat5 cables, > like this: > > http://static.spiceworks.com/shared/post/0001/6788/FEX48pt.jpg > > > > My concern is I think the IEEE minimum CAT5 cable length is 1.5 meters, > but I’m not sure if that’s only for cables between active devices or not. > > > > Anyone know for sure and/or have experience using short cables between > patch and switch? Any issues? > > Not sure if it matters, but it’s gig to the desktop POE. > > > > > > Thanks, > > Jon > > >
