From Leo's mailbag:
> From: A Computer User
> Sent: February 26, 2006
> To: Ask Leo!
> Subject: Cat4 cable?
>
> Leo,
> --------------
> Hello Leo,
>
> I was given a part box of CAT 4 cable to prewire a friend's
> house and was told (by an expert) that it would be OK. I have
> read otherwise since. There are about 10 runs in the house,
> probably 3 of which are cat 4 and the rest cat 5e. All go
> back to a common point.
>
> 1)Will the cat 4 cable work at all?
>
> 2)If yes, will it slow down the rest of the system?
Cat 4 *might*, but I'd be nervous about it. It depends on the
lengths and how things are run in your home.
Cat5 is considered standard for Ethernet.
If you're going to go through the effort of pre-wiring, I'd
invest and put in better cable. In fact, when I had my home
retrofitted with cable, I put in Cat5e and Cat6.
Thanks for asking,
Leo
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