> So I figure, hey, let's run some Ethernet while the walls are
> open. And I read
> the headlines of the free magazines that show up here, so I
> KNOW that Cat 6
> is much better than Cat 5, right? Well, it might be better.
> It's certainly
> not going to be any worse. Right?
>
> But the rest of the house is Cat 5 with 100BaseT switches and cards.
>
> What do I have to do to take advantage of this newfound
> super-duper wire
> that's running through the new part of the house?
I believe the only way you could fully take advantage of cat5e/cat6 with today's technology, would be gigabit over copper... But then, I may be out of touch-- I haven't researched it for about a year or so now...
--
Derek
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