cat5 or cat6

[nickis]

im going to be needing about 50-75 feet of ethernet cable, but was wondering if there is any noticable difference beteen cat5 or cat6 cable.

 

[ScottMac]

Yes, Cat6 is a larger diameter cable.

Scott

 

[imported_itr]

1000mb network - cat 6
100mb network - cat 5

 

[amdskip]

Originally posted by: itr
1000mb network - cat 6
100mb network - cat 5

Wrong sorta, Cat 5e will do just fine on 1000 if everything is terminated, etc. correctly.

 

[ICXRa]

Depending on your equipment you may notice some advantage but if you're using 10/100 gear I would be amazed if you see any difference. If your building your own cables some Cat 6 is a real pain to work with also. The Commscope I have been using is easier as it only has a flat ribbon sheild between two pairs as opposed the "+" style sheilding that isolates each pair.

 

[thunderroller]

cat 6 would help you

 

[freebsdrules]

Originally posted by: thunderroller
cat 6 would help you

You have no idea if cat 6 would help him. He hasn't specified what he will be doing over the cable. If he's using 10/100 gear, there's nothing cat6 can do for him. Even if he is doing 1000mbps, cat5e should do just fine as stated earlier as long as it's terminated properly, etc.

 

[imported_itr]

Originally posted by: amdskip

Originally posted by: itr
1000mb network - cat 6
100mb network - cat 5

Wrong sorta, Cat 5e will do just fine on 1000 if everything is terminated, etc. correctly.

yeah, that's why i left out the "e". the OP didn't specify 🙂

 

[Vegito]

cat6 is a bitch to wire.. i got so much blisters from it.. not fun.. for what your doing.. cat5e would be easier.. unless you're building a large scale network..