[lug] Tad OT: Cat 5 cable interference?

[Justin]

Hmm, ok. Well, it's a 100mbit network and the cable is a normal 25' 
cat5 cable as far as I know. Where can I pickup the cat5e or fast cat 
cable at? The cable came as is so the connectors should be good and 
the entire cable is strung out straigh, no coils or bends. I might try 
swapping the network card in the winXP machine also to see if that 
does anything. Thanks.

Justin
 
> I doubt anything non-metallic would hurt it. But if you crush or bend
> sharply RF cables, that can be bad for quality. Or winding it a lot
> (adds inductance). More often connectors are on improperly, or the 
cable
> itself was the wrong thing for the job to start with. If it is a 100
> MBit/sec network, you should have the "fast cat" (cat 5e I think) 
cable.
> If you put your own connectors on, be double sure that they are 
perfect.
> 
> D. Stimits, stimits at idcomm.com
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