Re: Is HT faster infiniband?

George Macdonald <fammacd=!SPAM^nothanks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Switches with just a Web based interface, which allow you
> to collect error rates and mirror ports, are cheap now.

Any particular brands/models you'd recommend?

> All the Cat5 that I put in is now running 1Gb/s Full Duplex,
> with maybe 5-6 errors/week/port due, I believe, to speed
> ramping at PC power on.

Could be. Also could be interference from noisemakers
like motor starts. But sounds like good cable.

> While there is undoubtedly bad cable around, much of it
> was done by "professionals" or taken off the shelf... or
> even just caused by physical abuse or misrouting in the
> wall or ceiling/floor cavity. I also tend to think much
> of "bad cable" is due to legacy "telephone" mentality,

Yes, a lot of that. But crimpers still aren't easy
even after you know T-568A from T-568B

> equipment practices and personnel. To me the punch-down
> block is a scary and dangerous place.:-)

Hey, jacks have punchdowns too! And if you _really_ like
retro, Siemon makes a Cat5e rated 66 block :)

-- Robert

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