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Seraph · 07-23-2004, 01:38 PM

IIRC Gigabit Ethernet will work on CAT-5e or CAT-6 cables. Most CAT-5 cables also meet the CAT-5e specifications, so they would also work.

Also, to clear up something else: A regular CAT-5e or Cat-6 Ethernet cable can be used to connect two computers directly if they use Gigabit Ethernet. This is due to the fact that Gigabit Ethernet runs in a dual duplex mode, so that data is both sent and received on the same wire pairs. That means that the task the crossover cable usually accomplishes, connecting the "send" pins on one computer to the "receive" pins on the other doesn't need to be done.

07-23-2004, 01:38 PM	#11
Seraph Quintesson Join Date: September 12, 2001 Location: Ewing, NJ Age: 43 Posts: 1,079	IIRC Gigabit Ethernet will work on CAT-5e or CAT-6 cables. Most CAT-5 cables also meet the CAT-5e specifications, so they would also work. Also, to clear up something else: A regular CAT-5e or Cat-6 Ethernet cable can be used to connect two computers directly if they use Gigabit Ethernet. This is due to the fact that Gigabit Ethernet runs in a dual duplex mode, so that data is both sent and received on the same wire pairs. That means that the task the crossover cable usually accomplishes, connecting the "send" pins on one computer to the "receive" pins on the other doesn't need to be done.