> Cat5 struggles with 1gbps. 1000baseT requires plain old category 5 for distances of up to 100m. Most plain category 5 out there will have no problem with 2.

> Cat5 struggles with 1gbps. 1000baseT requires plain old category 5 for distances of up to 100m. Most plain category 5 out there will have no problem with 2.5gbase-T at 30m and less. (And, of course, most "cat 5" is actually "cat 5e".