Comments on: Make your own and save even more http://www.thatedeguy.com/archives/2006/03/make-your-own-and-save-even-more My commentary on Tech News, Starting a business, Ebay, and Everyday Life Mon, 06 Oct 2008 22:44:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Brady http://www.thatedeguy.com/archives/2006/03/make-your-own-and-save-even-more#comment-518 Brady Wed, 29 Mar 2006 15:44:11 +0000 http://www.thatedeguy.com/archives/2006/03/make-your-own-and-save-even-more#comment-518 Yeah, I learned that just making the cables the same at both ends is problematic when you want to swtich to gigabit. Gigabit specifically requires a certain pattern for max speed as it is very easily reduced to overpriced 100mbit ethernet with a poorly wired cable. Do yourself a favor if you're making wires and make sure you're using a gigabit compliant wiring scheme, you'll thank yourself later. I sure wish I'd known this years ago when I was just making cables "the same on both ends", oh well whats an afternoon knifing the ends of cables and redoing them between friends? Just my 2 cents on the whole issue. Yeah, I learned that just making the cables the same at both ends is problematic when you want to swtich to gigabit. Gigabit specifically requires a certain pattern for max speed as it is very easily reduced to overpriced 100mbit ethernet with a poorly wired cable. Do yourself a favor if you’re making wires and make sure you’re using a gigabit compliant wiring scheme, you’ll thank yourself later. I sure wish I’d known this years ago when I was just making cables “the same on both ends”, oh well whats an afternoon knifing the ends of cables and redoing them between friends? Just my 2 cents on the whole issue.

]]> By: Jake http://www.thatedeguy.com/archives/2006/03/make-your-own-and-save-even-more#comment-517 Jake Tue, 28 Mar 2006 14:35:52 +0000 http://www.thatedeguy.com/archives/2006/03/make-your-own-and-save-even-more#comment-517 I agree - which is why we were having fun with cat5, ceiling tiles, and crimpers in my new basement. W00t I agree - which is why we were having fun with cat5, ceiling tiles, and crimpers in my new basement. W00t

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