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Does Category E cable mean Gigabit Cable. If yes then can we use Gigabit
cable to make Lan or it should be used for connecting Switches only. Because
somebody told me that this cable can create problem because of the heat and
different things if we use it to connect pcs.

Secondly, i have a network of 100 pcs with 3 switches and i am going to
expand it by installing more pcs and 1 switch. Sometimes my network gets very
slow. What can i do to make my network faster??? I have all 3 com switches.
Can these switches cause congestion in my network???

thankx!
 
As far as I know, there's no such thing as Category E cable. Perhaps you
mean Cat 5E which is for 100Mbps Ethernet and meets a slightly more
stringent standard than Cat 5. Category 6 is the spec for Gigabit Ethernet
and is backward compatible. Cable does not create heat and whatever you
were told about that is complete nonsense.

As far as network performance, you don't give enough information to address
it. Are you responsible for this network? It sounds like you should talk
to a qualified consultant.
 
Hi

Cat5e is good enough for current Giga networks.

At the moment, regular network installation does not benefit from using
CAT6.

However if in-wall installation is done it is recommended to use CAT6 to
avoid the need of rewiring in the future.

I do not understand the Cable, Switch, Heat issue, it sounds like Snake Oil
101

Giga Network works faster than 100Mb/sec. (but not as fast as the name is
suggesting http://www.ezlan.net/giga.html ).

Congestion can be here an there a Natural thing but in general it is a
matter of correct topology and configuration while taking into account many
variables.

It is a broad issue that can not be solved in few sentences using Newsgroup
communication, if it a serious issue on your system you should consider a
professional consultant.

Jack (MVP-Networking).
 
Hi,

First of all are all the machines of the same OS variety & do they all have
them same Service Pack installed on them? Are all the Nic cards of the same
variety? When you check your switches do you see any ports running at 10MB's
versus 100MB? If so then replace the NIC card in that PC with a 100MB NIC
card and this should help. Are all the switches 100MB or is one of them 10MB?
If it is then replace it with a 100MB switch to fix this. Let us know.

Joel
 
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