Hi Folks
I've been trying to search at the internet about how to build my own network in my office.
Basically my newtork will be:
1 Server Ubuntu
6 workstations using Mac OS X clients
1 Switch 24 ports GIGABIT
1 DataFile Server
6 render nodes (PCs with ubuntu) - Could bump up with time.
As my flow of file will be heavy with render running all times, and the workstations loading file from the server all times as well, I decided to go for a gigabit speed solution.
That's where all my headaches started.
I found that to start with a gibagbit network, would be best to have at least a cat 6 cables where the flow of data would be faster than using a cat 5e cable.
So far so good. When I had decided to go for D-LINK 1024D Switch (gigabit), scanning the manual pages I found on Technical Specifications:
Network
Cables:
Ethernet: 2-pair UTP Cat. 3,4,5, Unshield
Twisted Pair (UTP )Cable
Fast Ethernet: 2-pair UTP Cat. 5,
Unshield Twisted Pair (UTP )Cable
Gigabit
Ethernet: 4-pair UTP Cat. 5e, <-------------------------------- 5e?
??
Unshield Twisted Pair (UTP )Cable
So I came to the conclusion that this particular SWITCH doesn't support cat 6 cables. Then I started to look at the internet for Switches that would support this type of cable... 3COM or D-LINK...
Unfortunately I couldn't find any other manual that would give me this information...
I am totally lost now because I don't know anymore what type of SWITCH to buy.
I just know that I need a SWITCH 24 ports, GIgabit that I can plug my cat 6 cables and extract the most of it without loosing any feature, as I am using a cat 6 cable.
Can any one help me out? What SWITCH do buy??
Thank you very much for you attention in advance.
Rodrigo Guimaraes
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