Thread: Need some help with my local PC network
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Old 08-15-2007, 08:06 PM  
pussyluver
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Originally Posted by Humpy Leftnut View Post
Okay so I have a gigabit switch and gigabit cards in my machines, but I'm only getting speeds of about 9mb/s between machines.

I talked to the Netgear support and they said I should be using Cat6 cables, because they're faster.. I've never heard of that, true?

Also what speeds *should* I get between two fast PC's running a gigabit network?
Cat 6 better spects than Cat 5e. R we talking long distance here? the difference in cable specs is splitting hairs a bit.
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