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In response to "why not future proof with Cat6?" by Reagen

is cat6 backwards compatibles to cat5? I should know this but dont/ -- nm

Posted by tRuMaN (aka Truman) Mar 2 '09, 07:54

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the cable connectors and wiring are the same, it's just the shielding that is improved -- nm - Beryllium Mar 2, 07:55 3
- aww, is it worth it then? - tRuMaN Mar 2, 07:55 2
  - future-proofing means that when the time comes, you can upgrade to Gigabit Ethernet or faster, just by changing the NICs -- nm - Beryllium Mar 2, 07:57 1
    - I am so slow this morning. - tRuMaN Mar 2, 07:59

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