[G5] Cables and Speed

[Joel Esler]

Buy the fastest you can get that supports gig.  Make sure whatever you  
are connecting your g5 to is gig capable.

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Joel Esler
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On Apr 5, 2008, at 4:27 PM, Ken Schneider <ken at schneider.net> wrote:

> There is so much different advice about ethernet cables that I am  
> confused. Some people say that to get gigabit speeds you need to use  
> Cat6 cables. Some say Cat5e is OK and some say Cat5 is OK for short  
> runs. I want to get the fastest speeds possible. My longest cable  
> run is 25 feet. Do I need Cat6? If I need to get Cat6 cables I will  
> since they will be fairly short.
>
> Also, how can I tell how fast my network is running? I've looked for  
> applications that measure this but haven't found any. Is there any  
> software that will tell me the speed of my data transfers?
>
> Thanks,
>
> -= Ken =-
>
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