cat Parts Service Cat-5 Versus Cat-6 Ethernet Cables?
I know Cat-6 cables are better, but would it even make much of a difference if I got a Cat-6 cable over a Cat-5 one? I have Optimum Online, which is 15 Mbits/sec up, 2 Mbits/sec down, so it's not some ridiculously high speed service, but it's not low end DSL either. I'm currently using Cat-5e cables in parts of my home network. How does that differ from Cat-5 and Cat-6? And would it be worth me replacing those cables with Cat-6 ones instead?
Cat-5e, unlike Cat-5, has specifications for far-end crosstalk. Both support 1000BASE-T and are limited to 100-m run lengths. Cat-6 has more stringent specs for crosstalk and noise than 5e and is intended to support 10GBASE-T.
There's no advantage to replacing your cables unless and until you want to run 10GBASE-T. As you've discerned, the ISP is your choke point (at least, for internet access), and your speeds there are well below even 100BASE-T. If you need to buy new cables, though, I'd buy Cat-6 and be done with it -- they aren't much more expensive, in the stores I've visited.
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A Solution To Feral Cats
The existence of feral cats is a problem in lots of neighborhoods. It is easy to assume there are colonies of feral cats in most every neighborhood, unless specific programs have been initiated by area officials.
These programs consist of a methodical trap/spay-neuter/release of the cats. This is done with the cooperation of the local Humane Society, SPCA or animal control of the city or county. The participating entities provide humane traps to the community to be set in different localities where the cats have been seen frequently. The community participants check their respective traps and notify the authorities when they have a cat trapped that needs to be picked up. Then the cat is transported to a veterinarian that has agreed to participate in the program. The cat is spayed or neutered, then, returned to the neighborhood from which they came. They are then allowed to live out their life, just as before, with one exception, they will no longer be able to contribute to the increasing number of feral cats.
These programs may be funded by government grants, or in the case of smaller SPCA groups, fund raisers may be necessary. Sometimes a community may have to help pay for the services of the veterinarian but the vets that participate normally provide the service at a much reduced price.
For more information on these programs, contact your local Humane Society, SPCA or city/county Animal Control Department. You can also go to www.alleycat.org for a really good insight into the importance of these programs.
Our website contributes, from every sale, to our local Humane Society, SPCA and another important Animal Shelter. These contributions go a long way in helping them perform the very important services they provide to our communities. Please consider contributing to your local animal shelters. They do a lot of good for us all.
