Re: [SAGE] 4-wire CAT-5 patch cables - any issues?

["Robert Hajime Lanning" <lanning@lanning.cc>]

<quote who="Todd Williams">
> Somebody here bought some CAT-5 patch cables that were very inexpensive.
>
> Then they realized that they only contain 4 wire (pins 1,2,3,6 of course).
>
> They certainly are thin, which could reduce the cable mgmt bundles/mess a bit.
>
> Anybody have experiences or opinions on using 4-wire instead of good old
8-wire cables?
>
> -Todd
>

They will be just fine, as long as you use them for nothing other than
10/100Mb ethernet.

No RJ45 serial connections, T1 connection, Gig-Ethernet, analog phone...


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