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Re: cat 5e vs. cat 6?

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Subject: Re: cat 5e vs. cat 6?
From: Richard Beels <beels@technologist.com>
Date: Mon, 25 Jul 2005 00:08:10 -0400
Right.  I was speaking to the A/B issue.   In reading it again, I can 
all too easily see my misteaks. :-)


At 07-21-2005 at 13:08, Shakespearean monkeys danced on David 
Scheidt's keyboard and said:
>On 7/20/05, Richard Beels <beels@technologist.com> wrote:
>
> >
> > as for the blocks, that's most likely the A/B issue, which is
> > independent of the cat# and depends on the patch blocks.  cat6 is a
> > spec for the cable's construction and capabilities, nothing to do
> > with the blocks really.
>
>Nope.  The Cat6 (and all the others) have specs covering how the
>cables are to  be terminated, and what you terminate them with.  It's
>usually poor workmanship that lead to problems at blocks and jacks.


Cheers!






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