You should be fine, especially at home where you aren't going to come close to the maximum distance limitations. This is from Intel's web site 1000Base-T The 1000Base-T Gigabit specification requires that you use CAT 5 UTP cabling or greater and it must be properly cabled using all four wiring pairs to operate at 1000Mbps. If you use lower grade cabling, or if all four wiring pairs are implemented incorrectly, you may get a connection, but you may also experience data loss or slow performance. You're limited to 100 meters between any two devices. From Control Cable's web site (http://www.controlcable.com/43041687.html) ... All of the hype obscures an important simple fact: Gigabit Ethernet (1000 Base-T) was designed to run on Cat 5 cable. That's right, plain old Cat 5... Quoting Chris Schumann <cschumann at twp-llc.com>: > I'm considering adding a wired network to my house. It's more secure and > MUCH faster than WiFi. > > What category should be use for FULL SPEED gigabit networking? I've read > that Cat5 and even Cat5E won't quite do the job. What will do it, how much > might it cost and where can I get it? > > Home Depot has Cat5E in bulk, but I would hate to be limited to 100BaseT. > > Chris Schumann > > > > _______________________________________________ > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list >