Vaelen2001 Posted January 17, 2004 Posted January 17, 2004 What CAT cable would i need to connect two gigabit LAN cards together, without a switch/hub/router? Cat6? Cat6e? Cat7? ---Vaelen2001 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bishop245 Posted January 18, 2004 Posted January 18, 2004 i believe it would be cat6 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special_K Posted January 18, 2004 Posted January 18, 2004 ya, cat6, let me add something onto that, What supports gigabit transfers right now? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dignan Posted January 18, 2004 Posted January 18, 2004 Cat 5e does too... The only difference between cat 5e and cat6 I believe is that cat6 has sheilding around each wire and 5e only has shielding around the entire group. Cat6 is used to run longer distances without quality degradation. So a cat5e crossover cable would be you best bet as long as the distance in short. Cat 5e supports 10/100/1000 transfer rates Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sykocus Posted January 18, 2004 Posted January 18, 2004 ya, cat6, let me add something onto that, What supports gigabit transfers right now? gigabit network cards and routers Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
asus Posted January 18, 2004 Posted January 18, 2004 cat6 with crossover.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special_K Posted January 18, 2004 Posted January 18, 2004 gigabit network cards and routers i mean like as far as isps and stuff Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vaelen2001 Posted January 18, 2004 Posted January 18, 2004 ya, cat6, let me add something onto that, What supports gigabit transfers right now? i plan to have two gigabit cards in each of my computers (my rig and my mini server) and i'd prefer to have gigabit transfer rate instead of megabit. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ballz2TheWallz Posted January 18, 2004 Posted January 18, 2004 yeah 1 gigabit card wont do a whole gigabit but two should Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
exeter_acres Posted January 18, 2004 Posted January 18, 2004 i mean like as far as isps and stuff AFAIK it would be used for an internal network..... it would not affect your ISP/Internet speeds that are limited by the caps placed by the ISP Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sykocus Posted January 18, 2004 Posted January 18, 2004 i mean like as far as isps and stuff even if you had a dual t1 line you wouldn't use a whole 10/100 connection. so i wouldn't expect 1 gigabit internet connections anytime for a couple decades. its just for lans. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special_K Posted January 18, 2004 Posted January 18, 2004 Alright got ya, thanks for the replies Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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