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Thread ID: 47681	2004-08-02 08:47:00	CAT5 CAT5e CAT6? confusing	fus1_n (3818)	Press F1

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257580	2004-08-02 08:47:00	I want to buy a 15m crossover cable to network 2 PC's buy dont know what type to buy? (obviously not CAT6, yes?) what is cat5e? ??????? ?:|	fus1_n (3818)
257581	2004-08-02 09:20:00	Buy a Cat6 Crossover cable. Cat5e is the older standard.	kiki (762)
257582	2004-08-02 09:26:00	Either will do for a 10/100 network. Cheers Murray P	Murray P (44)
257583	2004-08-02 10:54:00	Cat 5 will do for 10/100 - but Cat 6 is basically higher quality cabling used in 10/100/1000 (Gigabit) networks. In saying that though all my cables Ive purchased are Cat6 :-) Murray P is right - so just grab the cheapest unless you feel you may invest $38 per PC sometime in the future and grab Gigabit NIC's from DSE ;-) Chill.	Chilling_Silence (9)
257584	2004-08-02 11:07:00	The categories are all about guaranteed transmission quality. CAT 5 is rated for 10/100Mbps networks, and has moderate shielding. CAT 5e is rated for 10/100/1000Mbps networks, and also has moderate - slightly higher shielding. CAT 6 is rated for 10/100/1000Mbps networks, and has very very high shielding. So much so that the twisted wire paires are actually in for separate channels of plastic inside the cable. Like the others say, buy CAT 6. It's a better investment. Otherwise, CAT 5e will do - it offers gigabit too. It shouldn't be much concern unless you're wiring near high interference devices and power lines.	Growly (6)
257585	2004-08-02 22:27:00	The Cat 5 etc specs also refer to the total building installation performance. Sometimes individual pieces like patch cords could be the same.	PaulD (232)
257586	2004-08-03 07:01:00	>The Cat 5 etc specs also refer to the total building installation performance. >Sometimes individual pieces like patch cords could be the same. And wall sockets ... :-S	Growly (6)
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