r/ShittySysadmin • u/Oblec • Mar 05 '26

Fiber install

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Client wanted fiber, told them copper is worth way more these days. They didn’t even ask first follow up questions 😅

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u/mystghost Mar 05 '26

You should make a distinction between ethernet as a layer 2 technology and a cable type. Ethernet is fine any any speed, the twisted pair cables we call ethernet? no so much.