David wrote:
> Well, the time has come. I got my tax returns and now I must upgrade my
> home network. Currently, I have 100Mb wired with a linksys wap54g for our
> laptops, etc. I would like to upgrade to Gigabit for the wired and
> possibly something better than my linksys for wireless.
>
> What are the recommendations for switches and NIC's? Also, how can I tell
> if my current ethernet cables can hang with the new speeds?
>
> /am I showing my network hardware ignorance enough? :)
> Thanks,
> David
>
>
For gigabit ethernet you'll need Category 5E cables, Category 6 cables
will work as well. If you look on the cables themselves it will say what
they are (for example, "CAT 5E").
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