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Old 11-11-2004, 12:49 PM   #1
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CAT6 versusu WIFI Speed


Whats faster Cat6 or if theres a Cat7 now or Wireless networking??
 
Old 11-11-2004, 02:26 PM   #2
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Wireless can hit up to (theoretical) 54mb/s, while I don't know the maximum speed of cable. However, remember that you must send many more packets via wireless to get the same data across, which I would think would "slow it down" in terms of usable data transfer.
 
  


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