It's a great time to be automating our offices we have so many choices. More and more, those choices are going to involve networking our offices. Unfortunately, given so many choices, it's sometimes difficult to decide what to do. You may have heard about the capabilities and possibilities in linking your office PCs together. You may have even been reading up on the subject.
Many magazines specialize in networking.
You may have also found out the limitations of these sources of information. The emphasis is to be on the most practical and cost-effective way to get things done. If you were building your office space from scratch, and running wires, and you know exactly where the computers might possibly be located, needed to be able to upgrade to faster network products in the future without rewiring, AND you or your installer know exactly how to install the connectors properly, then you might be better off running Category 5 cable. First, it's possible you can wire up your network without fooling with making cables. Moreover, you can buy these ready-made sections from distributors, too.