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MISSIFLIPPI TRUTHER 
coolbean@brain.worm.pink
why do ethernet standards beyond cat5e even exist. everyone uses fiber for >1GB/s connections anyway
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MISSIFLIPPI TRUTHER
coolbean@brain.worm.pink
like ok cat6 at 2.5GB/s is sort of reasonable for connecting switches to a router or whatever but that really is it. cat7 and cat8 are just outright stupid lol
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@coolbean *laughs in infiniband*
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wicked witch of the unix
navi@social.vlhl.dev
@coolbean well i do want to eventually have a local game and media streaming, plus nas, setup one day
and would also like to not have to run fiber (there's already cat7 (or 8 idk) in the walls)
and would also like to not have to run fiber (there's already cat7 (or 8 idk) in the walls)
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MISSIFLIPPI TRUTHER
coolbean@brain.worm.pink
@navi well then this isnt your business but rather that of whoever ran cat8 in your walls
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wicked witch of the unix
navi@social.vlhl.dev
@coolbean whomever built this wasn't planning on what i wanna do
plus cat8 is cheaper than good fiber afaik
plus cat8 is cheaper than good fiber afaik
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@coolbean You can't see this, but for rack-to-rack (all of 2m), it's cheaper and uses less power to use copper.
2.5GBASE-T uses copper too and better quality wiring helps.
Also, a higher quality cable standard, allows potentially pushing the maximum reach out past 100m for 1000BASE-T and 100BASE-TX.
2.5GBASE-T uses copper too and better quality wiring helps.
Also, a higher quality cable standard, allows potentially pushing the maximum reach out past 100m for 1000BASE-T and 100BASE-TX.
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