gigabit ethernet question

[Stephen]

Cat 5 doesn't shield the line s well as 5e or 6 does. So there is
degredation. Also I have found that your hdd speed can effect overall xfer
performance as well.
On Feb 18, 2012 9:36 PM, "Derek Trotter" <expat.arizonan at gmail.com> wrote:

> I have two computers sitting right next to each other connected via a 6
> foot long piece of cat 5 I picked up at Wally World one day.  They both
> have gigabit ethernet cards in them.  Both machines recognize the
> connection as a gigabit connection, but I'm lucky to get half that.  Most
> of the time I get around 40%.
>
> Is there anything I can do to get the connection to work a bit faster?
>
> thanks
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