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. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ | nate carlson | natecars at natecarlson.com | http://www.natecarlson.com | | depriving some poor village of its idiot since 1981 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------