CAT5 cables

[Clint Thayer]

yes...  speed is an issue with wireless, but being able to surf the web with
my ipaq anywhere in the house has some advantages...

-----Original Message-----
From: Paul_Melson@keykertusa.com [mailto:Paul_Melson@keykertusa.com]
Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2001 11:19 AM
To: clint@thayernet.com
Cc: 'Linux User's Group'; linux-user-admin@egr.msu.edu
Subject: RE: CAT5 cables



>You can also go wireless...  I think the price on the wireless router just
>dropped in price.  I'm sure it would be more expensive, but it would be
>cool.

The drawback is that 802.11 is 11Mbps (22Mbps w/ compression) compared to
10/100 or even Gigabit with CAT5.  Additionally, you can use CAT5 for your
phone lines as well, though you have to drop two pairs at the junction box
(making it technically CAT3).


>Can linux do wireless? (I'm more on the win side at this point, but don't
>throw any stones).

Yes, very well, in fact.  It's been a kernel modules since 2.2.x.

PaulM