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Can I run this on vanilla Cat5e or do I have to put in Cat6?
by koolba 6y ago
Can I run this on vanilla Cat5e or do I have to put in Cat6?
- ianlevesque 6y agoCat5e usually works fine. For longer distances you will need the correct (cat6 or better) though.
- wtallis 6y agoThe cheap used 10Gb NICs and the switch mentioned use SFP+ ports rather than RJ45. 10GBASE-T SFP+ modules are expensive and power-hungry compared to direct-attach twinax cables or fiber + transceivers.
- bombcar 6y agoI had a flat CAT 6 cable and could only get 5GbE - upgraded to a normal cat 7 cable and got the 10GbE.