[nzlug] long wire: cat5 or phone?

[Andrew Errington]

> Keep the Gig-E limitation in mind when making cabling decisions, though.
> If you're intending to run sundry services over your infrastructure
> wiring you will NOT be able to use the same cables for Gig-E.
> Given the still-high prices for switches that can talk more than 100Mbps
> I realise that this isn't that much of a consideration for most folks,
> yet, but it's still something to consider if you're wanting to
> future-proof things.
>
> The two-cable system would seem to be the most flexible installation
> option if one foresees a future with gig to the desktop.

Can you clarify that?  Do you mean "install [at least] two Cat5e cables to 
every point rather than just one"?

A