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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?"

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  1. Re:"get old"? by Mashiki · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Pretty much my thought, how many areas are still using turn of the century copper for their DSL lines? My area in Ontario(Cdn) is, plenty of places in the UK and US as well. The only time there's even a replacement is when the line itself fails and breaks.

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