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by misja111 396 days ago
What kind of cables do you need to connect to your 10Gb switch/router? Do you need glassfiber?
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Arubis 396 days ago
You can run 10GbE over twister pair copper.
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toast0 396 days ago
I run 10g-base-t over cat5e. I think the standard says cat6, but the nics can't read the markings on the cable :p
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lazide 396 days ago
It depends on the length of the cable and the general level of EMF in the environment. Cat5 can be plenty fine, or not, depending on those factors.
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