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Re:Audiophile forum debating which versions of memcpy had th... by nerdponx on Tuesday March 14, 2023 @05:52AM (#35149234)
I never see either of these terms on sites like Newegg. How do I know which is which? Which one am I supposed to use at home?
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Re:Audiophile forum debating which versions of memcpy had th... by aforwardslash on Tuesday March 14, 2023 @07:27AM (#35149837)
The "U" stands for Unshielded, the "S" stands for Shielded. For home use and office use, UTP is fine. STP makes sense in "noisy" (electrical or magnetic) environments, such as factory floors with heavy machinery, clinics & hospitals with specific machinery, etc. See more details on the kind of protection the shielding offers here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shielded_cable
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Re:Audiophile forum debating which versions of memcpy had th... by nerdponx on Tuesday March 14, 2023 @11:59AM (#35153634)
Makes sense, but my point was that I've never even seen an option to buy one kind of ethernet cable or other. Is it safe to assume the $15 StarTech cables I buy from Newegg are unshielded? And does the "TP" stand for "Twisted Pair"?
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Re:Audiophile forum debating which versions of memcpy had th... by foodevl on Wednesday March 15, 2023 @12:38AM (#35163938)
Yes and yes
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