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| 741823 | 2009-01-24 21:37:00 | Can anyone tell me the difference between Category 5E cable and Category 6 cable. These cables are used for connecting the computer to the wall socket for high speed internet. My setup [several years old] uses Cat 5E cable. Now I want to use a longer cable and can only find Cat 6 cable in DSE catalogue. | IanS (924) | ||
| 741824 | 2009-01-24 21:42:00 | Cat6 can be used for gigabiit networks cant it?? It doesnt really matter what cable you use |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 741825 | 2009-01-24 21:50:00 | Cat5e is 100MBps, Cat6 is 1000Mbps. Don't buy from DSE - very overpriced - try http://ascent.co.nz :) |
jwil1 (65) | ||
| 741826 | 2009-01-24 22:13:00 | Can one use cat 6 to phone jacks for both computer & phone use? Using the same outlets? PJ | Poppa John (284) | ||
| 741827 | 2009-01-24 22:34:00 | Cat5e is 100MBps, Cat6 is 1000Mbps. Don't buy from DSE - very overpriced - try http://ascent.co.nz :) Cat5e is quite happy running gigabit too. Cat6 is required if you want to run a 10 gigabit network, but realistically nobody does this outside a datacentre. If you're wiring a house, go with cat6 for future proofing. Anything else, go with cat5e - it's cheaper. |
Erayd (23) | ||
| 741828 | 2009-01-25 00:04:00 | Many thanks for info. Re overpricing, have a look at http://computerstore.co.nz. The courier charge builds the cost up a bit but still better than DSE. IanS |
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