[Ti] TiBook and powered ethernet

[Steve Wozniak]

At 11:02 PM -0500 2003.05.09, Dennis Fazio wrote:

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>>I thought that Cat6 and Cat7 were for gigabit ethernet...
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>They may be, but I don't think we are running gigabit ethernet. I believe the switches are 100baseT. The wiring is probably Cat5e since it is a brand new install and they knew enough to build for future needs.
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>However, it is powered, and I understand there are two methods of distributing power. I'm wondering if TiBooks don't handle powered ethernet very well or if it's something with my machine. All of the Wintel machines in the company are doing just fine and others move their laptops around with no problem.

I think that everyone who responded missed my sarcasm. This post doesn't even quote what my comment was about.

Here's the original post and my reply:

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>> At 9:21 PM -0500 2003.05.08, Dennis Fazio wrote: I've
>> noticed a problem when plugging into a powered ethernet jack
>> (which should more properly be called a powered Cat5 twisted
>> pair jack.)
>
> I thought that Cat6 and Cat7 were for gigabit
> ethernet...
>
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I'm commenting on the statement "should more properly be called a powered Cat5 twisted pair jack", since the jack could be used for Cat6 or Cat7 instead. The jack should really be called something like a powered RJ-45 jack.
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Regards,

Steve  (is tv wake zone?)