allow external visitor to get to Internet
I have an outside vendor coming in who needs to connect to our network via Cat5 and access the Internet. His IP address scheme is 100% different than ours. What can I do short of changing him to have one of our IP addresses to allow him to get to the Internet? I have full [...]

Answer Question   |  July 18, 2011  1:17 PM
CAT5, Cisco, IP address, Networking, Windows

Boost connectivity with Cat5
I know this is nt right but in a picnh for now this is what was done. went about 270 feet in cat5 cable and terminated to a jack. Then to a little 10/100 switch then five 5 lines to more than 100 feet of more cat 5 to another terminated ends.   Well of [...]

Answer Question   |  February 15, 2011  6:32 PM
CAT5, Network Configuration, Network connectivity

Electromagnetic Interference on CAT5E
What is the highest level of EMF that a CAT5E can handle before you see start seeing problems with packet

Answer Question   |  November 9, 2010  9:09 PM
CAT5, CAT5e, EMF, Packet Loss, Packets

Running gigabit over cat5e?
What happens if we run gigabit over cat5e? Will we get a connection? Is it reliable? What would be my max possible speed?

Answer Question   |  November 16, 2010  9:02 PM
CAT5, CAT5e, Ethernet, Ethernet connection, Gigabit ethernet, Gigabit network adapters

Opposite of a Wireless Router to act as a switch
I need the opposite of a Wireless Router. I have a wireless network set up, but My pc workbench is across the room and I how have a cat5 cable running across the floor into a switch that I can then connect to the wired desktops that I am working on.   I would like to [...]

Answer Question   |  October 23, 2010  9:05 PM
CAT5, Port configuration, Wireless, Wireless Access Points, Wireless Access Protocol, Wireless routers

Ethernet Cable Run Max Length
What is the maximum cable length we can run from the switch to the desktop? What about from the patch panel to the switch to the desktop? Using cat 6? Is it different with cat 5 or 5e?

Answer Question   |  September 28, 2010  6:24 PM
CAT5, CAT5e, CAT6, Ethernet, Ethernet connection, Switches, Windos

What cable needs to be run for Ethernet?
We want to run gigabit Ethernet. Should we use cat5e or cat6? What is the difference between the two? Should we pick one over the other?

Answer Question   |  September 28, 2010  3:39 PM
CAT5, CAT6, Ethernet, ethernet cable, Ethernet connection, Windows

Routing Between Two Networks
1.I have two separe networks 192.168.1.0/24 with a Juniper Netscreen NS5GT and the second network is 192.168.5.0/24 with a Netgear WNB2100 Router ,they r physicall connected by CAT5 cable though the Internet port. I can ping from the 192.168.5.0/24 to 192.168.1.0/24, but i can’t ping the other way. Please help ASAP.. I need to browse [...]

Answer Question   |  January 10, 2010  3:31 AM
CAT5, Network Configuration, Network Topology, Routing and switching

Minimum distance required between CAT5e terminations
Can you tell me if there is a minimum distance required between CAT5e terminations? I am told that the standards require at least 15m (50ft) between terminations, such as between a main cross-connect panel and a consolidation point patch block. Also, that if the actual distance is less, enough slack should be left in the [...]

Answer Question   |  May 18, 2010  2:59 PM
Cable Standards, Cabling, CAT5, CAT5e, Network equipment, Networking

Male to Female Connection
I am trying to run CAT5 cable from a male connection (plugging into the front of a patch panel) to a female connection (patching to the back of a patch panel). I am a little unsure what wiring scheme to run on each for this to be successful. Any insight?

Answer Question   |  March 18, 2009  8:07 PM
CAT5, Male to Female Connection