On Fri, Aug 29, 2008 at 16:52, Luke -Jr luke@dashjr.org wrote:
On Friday 29 August 2008 12:32:54 Sean Crago wrote:
CAT6
Cat6 is pretty useless.
Now that Cat 5e and 6a exist, 'Category 6' is unnecessary.
Cat5e works for gigabit, and the next step (10gbit) requires Cat7.
NOT CORRECT. 10GbE (presuming you're not using fiber, or CX-4 (infiniband cables which look nothing like Ethernet) works 55m with most equipment over Cat 6, and 100m over Cat 6a. Most Manufacturers recommend 6a so you don't have to keep track of incongruent cable length limitations. 6a is not much more expensive these days than 5e. Anyone who is using 10Gbit networking at home in 2008 will have enough money to afford cat 6a, or 7 if they want, and have it professionally installed.
That said, the guy is wanting wireless solutions. My advice, and that of Linus Torvalds, is find an Intel brand wireless card so you don't have to heckle with drivers.