[Techtalk] networking questions...

[Mandi]

Is cat6 standard finalized yet?  I was under the impression (a few mo.
ago, though) that it wasn't a full-on standard, and they were still
working on drafts...I don't know if that means anything for your project;
i was just wondering if anyone had an update....

On Tue, 25 Sep 2001, Walt wrote:

> We have purchased a new building for our
> company, and I will be the lucky person in
> charge of wiring up 4000 feet of cable to
> about 70 ports in 35 drops throughout the
> building.
>
> I was planning on running cat 5e for most
> of the systems and cat6 for the higher-
> bandwidth computers. Are there any issues
> that I should be aware of using cat6 cable
> with (primarily) 100bt equipment?
> I've done quite a bit of cat5 but haven't
> setup any gigabit networks as of yet.
>
> Are there any Howto's or FAQ's on network
> wiring that would help me make sure I get
> the most performance out of the system?
>
> Are there some tips/warnings that any of
> you would give from past experience?
> This is going to (hopefully!) be a long-term
> installation and I would really like it to be right.
>
> What about cable/connector brands? Is there
> much of a difference in performance between
> them?
>
> Also, I need to buy a 24-port 10/100 switch with
> a gig uplink. I was looking at the 3com 3300tm
> http://www2.warehouse.com/product.asp?pf%5Fid=DEH5474&cat=pc
> with this 3com 10/100/1000 nic:
> http://www2.warehouse.com/product.asp?pf%5Fid=DEC4444&cat=pc
> Any opinions/experience with this equipment or
> better?
>
> I really appreciate any advice/input!
>
> Thanks,
> Walt
>
>
> -~
>
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>
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