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#176605 - 04/07/08 03:09 PM
Re: cat5 or cat3
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LarryC
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Cat3 SHOULD work for MOST applications. Cat5 & Cat5e is what is currently available. If this a new install, I would go with 5e or install EMT/NMT for an easier upgrade path. If this is an existing installation, AND the wiring is in good shape AND the customer is only doing basic Ethernet use, Cat 3 will function.
I'm not sure how much future proofing you should be doing, because the future might be Wireless and all of the installed cable will be not used. If you are going to install network cabling, I would think that a power receptacle should be in the next stud bay over.
Larry C
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#176791 - 04/12/08 06:09 AM
Re: cat5 or cat3
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pauluk
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For POTS wiring -- including DSL -- it doesn't need to be CAT-anything.
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#176887 - 04/15/08 10:55 AM
Re: cat5 or cat3
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pauluk
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VoIP to what/where? If the line needs to be used to support a fast Ethernet connection back to a central PBX or router, then yes, CAT-x would be needed. If the line is still just providing the DSL connection for the VoIP interface at that point, then no.
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#176937 - 04/16/08 01:58 PM
Re: cat5 or cat3
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u2slow
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I install Cat5e at a minimum - even if its only telephone. All too often the occupants want to redecorate, re-organize, or add another computer somewhere else in a few weeks or months. Then the couple runs you put in the first time can be re-used for 100Mbit ethernet.
I try to push for a central 'media panel' if at all possible. Makes subsequent work easier.
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