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Terminate short CAT5 uplinks?

My employer is moving to a new building and i'm in charge of creating/moving the IT infrastructure. There are 3 floors with a patch closet on each floor, then CAT5 uplinks down to the server room on the first floor. The uplinks are run down the…
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Is there a standard for running audio/video over CAT5/CAT5e UTP?

I want to use CAT5e UTP cabling to carry audio and video over distances of maybe 150 feet or so. I plan to use the CAT5e cable as follows: one wire pair for a composite video signal one wire pair for the left audio channel one wire pair for the…
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Does Cat5e patch cables on a Cat6 network degrade performance?

Let's suppose I have a building run on Cat6 cables. The lines are certified for Gigabit speeds. I have Gigabit switches. I am not going for 10Gbps anywhere. Now, on my patch panels, I would prefer to use stranded Cat5e because they are thinner and…
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Can I use Cat5e jacks and wiring for POE Cameras?

I have to connect 6 POE cameras to an NVR that provides the POE ports. The cameras will be located 100-200' from the NVR. The packages comes with 100' cables. I can run new cables, but I have some other options and I'm not an expert with POE so I…
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Cat 5/6 Software based cable certification

Is there any software that will certify cable using only two NIC's and software to run the test? Would a NIC be able to test a cable based on the physical internals that it's made of? I'm basically trying to find the cheapest option that I can…
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Cat5e cable: what are each color used for?

I have been curious on this for a while since there are some people who use a modified CAT5e cable with a switch to disconnect data sending without actually disconnecting the whole internet connection. For the above statement: I will explain…
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Identifying a CAT6 cable in a bundle

We had a contractor wire up our office with all the cables leading back to a central location. The only problem is that he didn't label anything, so we have no idea which cables go to which room. One end of the cable is terminated in a wall-jack (in…
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Is it ok to use cat5e patches/jacks on cat6a cable for 10Gb

I understand that "technically" you are supposed to use cat6 cable jacks as well as cat6 patch panels. In practice I've seen cat6a plugged into cat5e patch panels, although I've never seen cat5e jacks on cat6a cable. It seemed to work fine. In…
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Where to purchase quality network cable?

I'm interested to know where other folks buy networking cable in bulk. Many of the places I've found appear somewhat "iffy", and I'd like to buy from a reputable outfit that will be around the next time I need to order. What's particularly…
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Multipathing vs. bonded connections

I recently tried to sell the idea of multipathing one of our production databases (thanks to Brent at SQL Pass summit!) currently using just 1 database file (189GB!!!) on a physical server with 2 lines to a HP LeftHand P4000 SAN (via switches etc). …
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How can I troubleshoot APIPA (169.254.x.x) in physical network cabling?

all: We have just started using an existing Cat5e cable to run 100Base-T to a new office, but unfortunately, machines in the new office see link but receive an APIPA address (169.254.x.x). I brought the same computer into the network closet and…
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Is there a way to measure the speed after changing over from CAT 5/ CAT 5e to CAT6?

We have recently done a change in our network by using CAT 6 cabling. Now I would like to measure the speed difference when I use Cat 5 or Cat5 e and Cat 6. Is there a way to find out the same?
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Had cat5e cable and got 1000mbps, upgraded segment of it to cat6, now limited to 100mbps

I have a setup in my home that goes something like this: [cable modem] -> [Netgear Gigabit switch UPSTAIRS] -> [Netgear Gigabit Switch DOWNSTAIRS] -> [Netgear Gigabit Switch OFFICE] -> [My PC] Now, I previously had cat5e throughout the place, and…
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Cat5 to Cat5e to Cat6

So my CNC has cat5 ran throughout the interior body, on the exterior of the machine it has a cat5 connection. I plugged that into a converter extension to cat5e. I connected my 5ft cat5e to a switch. From the switch I have cat6 to my router. Is…
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Powering a Patch Panel

So I'm in the process of replacing all the telephone wall plates with ethernet plates so I will have the choice to hardwire to the internet from any room if I so desire. right now I have my internet modem in my kitchen from there I have ethernet…
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