Cat5e

[dgolverk]

Hey,
I am going to buy a Linksys WRT54G router.
I want to connect it with a network cable, now I found a place where I can buy CAT5e cable, is it the same as the CAT5 one?
I mean is there any difference between CAT5 and CAT5e?
Thanks

 

[3NF]

Originally posted by: dgolverk
Hey,
I am going to buy a Linksys WRT54G router.
I want to connect it with a network cable, now I found a place where I can buy CAT5e cable, is it the same as the CAT5 one?
I mean is there any difference between CAT5 and CAT5e?
Thanks

http://www.lanshack.com/cat5e-tutorial.aspx

Category 5 Cable (UTP) (Unshielded Twisted Pair) A multipair (usually 4 pair) high performance cable that consists of twisted pair conductors, used mainly for data transmission. Note: The twisting of the pairs gives the cable a certain amount of immunity from the infiltration of unwanted interference. category-5 UTP cabling systems are by far, the most common (compared to SCTP) in the United States. Basic cat 5 cable was designed for characteristics of up to 100 MHz. Category 5 cable is typically used for Ethernet networks running at 10 or 100 Mbps.

Category 5 E Cable (enhanced) Same as Category 5, except that it is made to somewhat more stringent standards (see comparison chart below). The Category 5 E standard is now officially part of the 568A standard. Category 5 E is recommended for all new installations, and was designed for transmission speeds of up to 1 gigabit per second (Gigabit Ethernet).

 

[JackMDS]

Cat5 is water under the Bridge; even "poor people" do not use it any more.

The more actual question is whether to use CAT5e or CAT6.

And the answer is, that it is better to pay a little more and use CAT6.

 

[3NF]

Originally posted by: JackMDS
Cat5 is water under the Bridge; even "poor people" do not use it any more.

The more actual question is whether to use CAT5e or CAT6.

And the answer is, that it is better to pay a little more and use CAT6.

I wired my home with Category 5e - I hope I don't regret it

 

[JackMDS]

Originally posted by: 3NF

Originally posted by: JackMDS
Cat5 is water under the Bridge; even "poor people" do not use it any more.

The more actual question is whether to use CAT5e or CAT6.

And the answer is, that it is better to pay a little more and use CAT6.

I wired my home with Category 5e - I hope I don't regret it

Nope, there is nothing to regret it would work well.

Depending of the speed of new hardware development, 3-5 years from now you might need to rewire to CAT6.