On Fri, 27 May 2005, Chris Schumann wrote:
> I'm considering adding a wired network to my house. It's more secure and 
> MUCH faster than WiFi.
>
> What category should be use for FULL SPEED gigabit networking? I've read 
> that Cat5 and even Cat5E won't quite do the job. What will do it, how 
> much might it cost and where can I get it?
>
> Home Depot has Cat5E in bulk, but I would hate to be limited to 
> 100BaseT.

For distances in your home, you should be just fine with CAT5E. I'm 
running straight cat5, and have no problem with gige over it.

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