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Should Network Cables Be Replaced?

Posted by timothy on from the depends-where-you-work dept.

Jyms writes "As technology changes, so hubs routers and switches are upgraded, but does the cabling need replacing, and if so, how often? Coax gave way to CAT 5 and CAT 5e replaced that. If you are running a 100Mbit/s network on old CAT 5, can that affect performance? Do CAT 5(e) cables get old?"

2 of 524 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Yes by Sir_Dill · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    Flamebait? Really?

    C'mon we know that there is NO WAY IN HELL that a $500 ethernet cable is going to be worth it.

    I think this is funny personally. If I had mod points I would use them.

  2. Re:So I got a new sink..... by Lord+Ender · · Score: 0, Offtopic

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