[ale] OT: GigE Copper specs

[bjorn at sccs.swarthmore.edu (Bjorn Dittmer-Roche)]

On Wed, 7 Apr 2004 griffisb at bellsouth.net wrote:

> Hey all, had an off-topic question about Gigabit Ethernet specs. Is it
> supported on Cat 5 cable, patch panels and patch cords - or is Cat5e or
> better required. Distance is 100 meters, correct?

You supposedly need 5e, but many people report getting away with 5. I
would think using cat 5 would be more of a problem at greater distances.

> I'm seeing a lot of errors on some GigE ports at work, and beleive it to
> be infrasture-related.

Could be.

	bjorn