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| Thread ID: 87731 | 2008-03-02 06:23:00 | Network cables | Ron Bakker (356) | Press F1 |
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| 645520 | 2008-03-02 06:23:00 | Hey I was about to purchase a 20m Rj45 network cable willie nillie without thinking about it, but then I noticed there was price differences and cat5 and cat6. What does this mean? www.ascent.co.nz Cheers |
Ron Bakker (356) | ||
| 645521 | 2008-03-02 06:33:00 | go Cat6 | Bantu (52) | ||
| 645522 | 2008-03-02 06:40:00 | Cat 5E Vs Cat 6 When comparing Cat 5E and Cat6, the main difference is in the transmission performance and extension of the available bandwidth; that is 100 MHz for Cat 5E and 200 MHz for Cat 6. This includes better insertion loss, near end crosstalk, return loss, and equal level far end crosstalk. |
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| 645523 | 2008-03-02 08:41:00 | if just connecting computer to router for internet I don't see what's wrong with cat5e but if you have gigabit lan transferring files across computers, then cat6 is a must cat6 is backward compatible and will be future-proof if you later upgrade your network |
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| 645524 | 2008-03-03 07:25:00 | Cool, that's what I needed to know. | Ron Bakker (356) | ||
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