Re: FN-FORUM: GigaBit Cat6 Wiring

date posted 1st December 2003 17:03

Paul Summers [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:

> Am I correct in thinking Cat6 is the correct cable for 1000Mbs Gigabit
> networking? If so, is the RJ45 pin wiring the same as wiring a Cat5 cable?

You don't especially *need* cat6 to be able to do gigabit, it will work
fine over cat5.

I'm not sure if cat5 places any restrictions on length etc in this case
that cat6 may overcome.

Anyway, I expect whatis.com or some googling will turn up some definitive
answers.

-Paul-

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