Does it matter...5 0r 6 cat cable ?

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  1. Posts : 477
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    Does it matter...5 0r 6 cat cable ?


    Have a wired network with a gigabyte lan card and a Netgear WNR3500 "N" router...will switching from 5 cat to 6 cat on the hardlines make any difference in home network performance..throughput...etc ??

    Thanks...TR
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    trinaz said:
    Have a wired network with a gigabyte lan card and a Netgear WNR3500 "N" router...will switching from 5 cat to 6 cat on the hardlines make any difference in home network performance..throughput...etc ??

    Thanks...TR

    Cat 6 will give you better transfer speeds from computer to computer in your network. it will also auto sense devices. It wont make your internet any faster

    Ken
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  3. Posts : 7,878
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    Technically cat 5e and 6 support gigabit speeds over copper. Therefore, there shouldn't be any speed difference between them. Standard Cat 5 is rated for 100 megabits per second....
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    pparks1 said:
    Technically cat 5e and 6 support gigabit speeds over copper. Therefore, there shouldn't be any speed difference between them. Standard Cat 5 is rated for 100 megabits per second....
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    Absolutely true except he didnt say cat 5e. just cat 5.
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  5. Posts : 565
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    zigzag3143 said:
    Absolutely true except he didnt say cat 5e. just cat 5.
    He (the OP) didn't say anything about making his internet faster either, but you brought it up.

    Overall, it's good to know about Cat 5e anyway.
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  6. Posts : 1,419
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    trinaz said:
    Have a wired network with a gigabyte lan card and a Netgear WNR3500 "N" router...will switching from 5 cat to 6 cat on the hardlines make any difference in home network performance..throughput...etc ??

    Thanks...TR
    Good morning Trinaz, cat 6 AKA as crossover wire is predominately used in switches, a switch is a piece of hardware that allows systems to connect into the switch, a switch provides no protection, ie: firewall etc. It simply allows several S/O systems to simaltaneously connect to an IP/Network.
    Cat 5 AKA ethernet wire is predominately used to connect directly into any type broadband delivery device including network hardware, ie: router.
    Last edited by Adrian; 24 Jul 2010 at 12:05.
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  7. Posts : 7,878
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    Adrian said:
    Good morning Trinaz, cat 6 AKA as crossover wire is predominately used in switches, a switch is a piece of hardware that allows systems to connect into the switch, a switch provides no protection, ie: firewall etc. It simply allows several S/O systems to simaltaneously connect to an IP/Network.
    Cat 5 AKA ethernet wire is predominately used to connect directly into any type broadband delivery device including network hardware, ie: router.
    I'm sorry that is not correct. Category 6 does not mean a crossover cable. You could have a Category 6 straight through ethernet cable and you could have a category 6 crossover cable.

    You can also have a category 5 straight through and a category 5 crossover.

    The only thing that determines whether a cable is straight through or is crossed over is whether the wires going into the RJ45 end is straight end to end (same) or crossed over (different).
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  8. Posts : 834
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    well it also depends on speed and lenght of the wire/run!! important. for long runs and max performance go with cat6a, but it will only improve transfers in your network!! for what I know there is no "Gigabit" to home connections yet, even with fiber so, it up to you. if its a large network go with cat 6a(long runs and max performance) or if you have small network( less than 20-30 nodes) go with regular cat 6. just my opinion.
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  9. Posts : 1,419
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    pparks1 said:
    Adrian said:
    Good morning Trinaz, cat 6 AKA as crossover wire is predominately used in switches, a switch is a piece of hardware that allows systems to connect into the switch, a switch provides no protection, ie: firewall etc. It simply allows several S/O systems to simaltaneously connect to an IP/Network.
    Cat 5 AKA ethernet wire is predominately used to connect directly into any type broadband delivery device including network hardware, ie: router.
    I'm sorry that is not correct. Category 6 does not mean a crossover cable. You could have a Category 6 straight through ethernet cable and you could have a category 6 crossover cable.

    You can also have a category 5 straight through and a category 5 crossover.

    The only thing that determines whether a cable is straight through or is crossed over is whether the wires going into the RJ45 end is straight end to end (same) or crossed over (different).
    I stand corrected, my apoplogies.
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  10. Posts : 477
    Windows 7 Pro 64bit SP1
    Thread Starter
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    Also...do you loose anything in the way of performance by using a cat 6e coupler to join 2 existing lenghts...rather than spending additonal $$ on a longer cable ?

    Thanks...TR
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