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CAT5 CAble vs Ethernet

Oct 8, 2004 4:38AM PDT

Is there a difference between the 2

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Re: CAT5 CAble vs Ethernet
Oct 8, 2004 4:47AM PDT
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Re: CAT5 CAble vs Ethernet
Oct 8, 2004 5:19AM PDT

is there a speed difference?

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Re: CAT5 CAble vs Ethernet
Oct 8, 2004 5:29AM PDT

"Re: CAT5 CAble vs Ethernet

is there a speed difference?"

You'll have to supply more information for a meaningful reply. In short, ethernet needs some medium to run over. CAT5 is suitable as well as other types of wire, cable, fiber optic and wireless.

Bob

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Re: CAT5 CAble vs Ethernet
Oct 11, 2004 4:56AM PDT

Bob,
This type of answer is not very helpful to someone is has little or no training in electronics, telephony, or computers. You need to ask questions of the person who is asking to find out where they are coming from and then respond accordingly. Eather that or use the K.I.S.S. principle and just assume that you are responding to someone who just doesn't know. I have been an electronics technician since 1970 and have been dabling with the stuff since 1965. I am considered to be an expert in electronics technology, and always had other students in my college class comming to me to help them understand things. One of the things that I had to learn early that knowing something and being able to explain it to someone else is not the same thing. I have since learned how to communicate what I know to others on a level that they can understand. I've had a lot of practice doing that and found that I had to educate myself in alot of none techical issues that other people understand as well as the history of technology. I have also had to learn to think in more basic terms to communicate technology to others.

Just thought that I would pass on some of my years of wisdom and I hope that I haven't offended you.

Don

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That's why it's a forum.
Oct 11, 2004 4:58AM PDT

Many people answer. The original member gets to pick and choose what answer they like.

I could write your answer lacks a way to go deeper, but I don't want to offend you.

Bob

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Re: CAT5 CAble vs Ethernet
Oct 8, 2004 5:33AM PDT
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Re: CAT5 CAble vs Ethernet
Oct 11, 2004 4:42AM PDT

Ethernet is a method of communication between computers that was developed years ago. It is one of the most commonon in use today and is often refered to as LAN (Local Area Network) communication. CAT5 is a cable specification for one of the most widely used communication cables for LAN. CAT5 cables are also commonly used of multiline telephone systems in businesses. Basically a CAT5 cable is bundle of wires paired together as twisted pairs with a foil shield around each pair of wires. One of the most common CAT5 cables in use has 8 wires grouped as 4 pairs. Each of the wires is color coded for identification. These cables will use two pair of wires for telephone and two pair for ethernet data in one of the most common and widely used communication specifications. CAT5 means Catagory 5 and is specified for data communications up to 100 MHz speed. There are other specifications for cables that can carry data at up to 1000 MHz also. Anything higher than this requires coaxial cables or special cabling designed for microwave speeds and higher such as is used for satelite dishes.
Some of the links that others here have posted are very good at explaining the technology, but can get rather lengthy and technical and may be a bit much if you are not technical trained.

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recheck info
Oct 11, 2004 5:12AM PDT

Your quote

"These cables will use two pair of wires for telephone and two pair for ethernet data in one of the most common and widely us"

Typo?

Bill

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Re: recheck info
Oct 11, 2004 5:31AM PDT

If you are referring to my spelling errors, OOPS.

Don

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Re: recheck info
Oct 11, 2004 5:36AM PDT

Sorry should have been clearer ...

two pair of wires for telephone
two pair for ethernet data

I don't understand how this configuration works

Bill
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