Will a Cat6 cable

[BTRY B 529th FA BN]

Will running a Cat6 cable even make a difference with this WCG 200?

 

[Brutus04]

As opposed to wireless...yes.

 

[BTRY B 529th FA BN]

so the cat6 cable work at its full potential being hooked up to the 4 port wired rj45 jacks compared to say a cat5... what i am asking is will it be faster even though the WCG is 10/100

 

[Emulex]

both will work at the rated 10/100 of the switch. the cat6 may or may not be better since you haven't given us specifics(shielded/etc).

unshielded cat6a might be worse than a nicely shielded cat5e in a noisy condition.

but for the most part yes cat6/cat6a will run 100megabit all day long.

 

[BTRY B 529th FA BN]

can you give me examples of the two different kinds you've mentioned Emulex, thanks... are there other different variations as well?

The cable I would use wouldn't be not more than 14' and running behind an office style desk.. I've got my other plugs from my PCs there as well; e.g. psu cable, some usb cables, pc speaker cables and 2 other cat cables...

 

[Emulex]

monoprice cat6 should be fine for just running a short haul on the floor

say if you had a 100 wires going under a raised-floor, outdoors, or in a wall/ceiling that is when you need to consider proper wiring.

15' of monoprice cat5 or cat6 will be flawless; regardless of quality.

 

[BTRY B 529th FA BN]

sweet, thanks for your help

 

[BTRY B 529th FA BN]

Could I even do STP Cat6 for peace of mind?

 

[Emulex]

at 15' we will see 10 gigabit on cat6 (or cat6a) for sure when the time is right (right now its too expensive $500 for a dual 10gbe nic, more for cabling, and hella expensive switching).

i'm one of those that doesn't mind spending a few extra bucks so i don't have to rewire or buy new wire. you know with technology moving so fast right now wouldn't suprise me if 10gbe ethernet is affordable in 2-3 years. in that case it is highly likely that cable will still be usable. i've got some junk in the walls thats 10+ years old and still works fine at 100mbit. i do not look forward to having to re-pull it.

 

[JackMDS]

http://www.netlimiter.com

 

[BTRY B 529th FA BN]

I've been finding my connection when gaming is much better when i have my Wireless turned off...

 

[imagoon]

Originally posted by: Emulex
say if you had a 100 wires going under a raised-floor, outdoors, or in a wall/ceiling that is when you need to consider proper wiring.

Those are still not good enough reasons for Shielded cable. In 99.9% of residential, there is no need for STP.

It is pretty rare even in industrial.

 

[imagoon]

Originally posted by: BTRY B 529th FA BN
Could I even do STP Cat6 for peace of mind?

No. Never. If you "need" STP, you more or less "need" a pro install. Improperly installed STP is worse than bare UTP. It also is a shock and fire hazard.

To shed some light on when you "need" STP, if you plan to run your cable past a 100MW transmitter, you might need it. If you plan to wrap 100 feet of it around an old 1960 magnetic ballast, you might "need" it. STP if for extremely noisy electrical environments, not a home or commercial location.

 

[jlazzaro]

for a short patch cable running 10/100, cat6 will not make a lick of a difference unless you have some VERY unique circumstances

 

[BTRY B 529th FA BN]

well, 3 10' for 10$ aint bad, o well, a little too late but thanks anyways