[lug] Tad OT: Cat 5 cable interference?

[Justin]

Swapping hardware is actually easier for me :) My machines are always 
being dismantled and put back together for something, hehe. Like for 
instance when I was reinstalling my linux router over the weekend, the 
old linux box has a cdrom in it that won't read cdr's so I had to yank 
a new cdrom from a different computer and rig it up on the linux box to 
install the OS, ugh what a pain :)

Justin

> I'd go get some CAT 5e (any store!  I got mine at Home Depot) and try
> that first.  It's a lot easier than opening up your machine, and 
having
> Winblows get all screwed up (I had to re-install Win98 after moving my
> PCI cards around in order to please QWest when trying to solve my
> initial DSL problems).
> 
> Viggy
> 
> Justin wrote:
> > 
> > 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.
> > >
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