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Cable Wars: Cat 6 vs Cat 7 vs. Cat 5e?

Posted by Cliff on from the if-you-gotta-go-copper dept.

stone22 asks: "My company has decided to install a gigabit link. This will be initially used only for testing purposes, and on the longterm as a backbone for our corperate network. We allready decided to use copper, but what standard ? I've heard about problems using cat 7 cables (cross talk, bulky cables, non-standard connectors) so I could really use some hints from all you cabling experts out there."

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  1. Why we say "Ask Google" by dasunt · · Score: 1, Redundant

    Google has a search engine. Its a damn fine search engine. It searches many a site, and caches them in case they are no longer there when you search. Its good for hunting down background information about systems.

    However, where google really shines for problem solving is that it archives usenet. Guess what, odds are, your question has already been asked and answered. That's why a lot of people are upset about the recent spat of 'Ask Slashdot' questions.