CAT 4 / CAT 5 CABLE COMPATABILITY

[british_bob]

  COMPUTER NEOPHYTE. HAVE RECENTLY WIRED MY FRIEND'S NEW HOUSE.
 OF THE 9 OR SO CABLE RUNS, 3 MAY BE CAT 4 AND THE REST CAT 5. WE WERE TOLD THAT CAT 4 CABLE (WE WERE GIVEN SOME FREE) WOULD BE SUFFICIENT FOR HOME NETWORKING. FROM WHAT I'VE BEEN ABLE TO ASCERTAIN SINCE, THIS MAY NOT BE THE CASE AND MY FRIEND MAY NO LONGER BE A FRIEND AS HIS HOUSE IS CLOSE TO COMPLETION. ANY DEFINITE ANSWERS? I'M HOPING THE ORIGINAL ADVISE IS CORRECT!,

THANKS,

BB.

[Peccavi]

I would never use Cat4 Cat5 either. At least cat5e...for the safe networking. Get rid off cat4 asap and think of cat 5 too..
see for more:
http://searchnetworking.techtarget.com/sDefinition/0,,sid7_gci211752,00.html

[GX1_Man]

Get the right stuff. "Do it right or do it twice"