Re: [PLUG] GB Ethernet and Cat5E Cable

2011-02-06 Thread Kirk Goins
Thanks Everyone... On Sat, Feb 5, 2011 at 10:18 PM, Neal nsed...@gmail.com wrote: .On Fri, Feb 4, 2011 at 9:38 PM, Kirk Goins kirkgo...@gmail.com wrote: Will there be any noticeable performance hit by using Cat5e cables when the cable lengths are in the7ft to 14ft range when using

Re: [PLUG] GB Ethernet and Cat5E Cable

2011-02-05 Thread Neal
.On Fri, Feb 4, 2011 at 9:38 PM, Kirk Goins kirkgo...@gmail.com wrote: Will there be any noticeable  performance hit by using Cat5e cables when the cable lengths are in the7ft to 14ft range when using Gigabit NICs and Switches? The 1000baseT spec only calls for Cat5, so 5e is more than fine.

[PLUG] GB Ethernet and Cat5E Cable

2011-02-04 Thread Kirk Goins
Will there be any noticeable performance hit by using Cat5e cables when the cable lengths are in the7ft to 14ft range when using Gigabit NICs and Switches? Just curious. -- Kirk ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org

Re: [PLUG] GB Ethernet and Cat5E Cable

2011-02-04 Thread Daniel Pittman
On Fri, Feb 4, 2011 at 21:38, Kirk Goins kirkgo...@gmail.com wrote: Will there be any noticeable  performance hit by using Cat5e cables when the cable lengths are in the7ft to 14ft range when using Gigabit NICs and Switches? No. There will be no performance hit, full stop, if you use cables