Cat5e/Cat5/Cat6?

[Master Chief]

Ok, were getting a T1 line here at work and I need a 50 ethernet cable to run from where the phone lines are to where the linksys router/hub is. Im on newegg and I see these generic cables and I know I need a cat5 cable but what is cat5e and cat6? I just need a cable to hook in the router by the phones to the linksys router/4 port hub.

[tonyromen]

To my knowledge, Cat5e allows for longer cable lengths, and Cat6 is required for gigabit ethernet.

But I'm sure someone who really knows the ansrwer will chime in!



.:T:.

[stroyal]

You probably only need 5, but 5e is the same price or close now

http://www.bluemax.net/techtips/netw...cat5cables.htm

[phil_monk]

cat5e is shield better then stranded cat5 which means your running it thru a office near plugs and power adaptors then cat5e is what you want as it will stop or prevent magnetic fields from these distorting data .

[Master Chief]

Ok I went w/ the cat6 cuz it says it can be used as either cat5 or cat5e. It was only 6.99 for a 50 footer and 6 bucks for shipping so its all cooo I suppose. Thanks guys!!

[gjimene2]

Cat5e will also do Gigabit.

[Bullion]

cat5e is rated up to 750mbps

[whitebeard21]

Do not run it near flourescent lights, do not staple it, do not coil the excess into a neat coil. coil it in a figure 8 fashion. Any of the previous can cut the speed of your throughput. Just because the 100 light is flashing does not mean that is the actual speed.

[bailey]

all eathernet 10/100 baseT cable have the same maxium length of 100 meters.

[StealthyV]

does the figure-eight method of coiling work for patch cables too?

thanks,
~Branson