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Cat5 vs Cat6 - parthiban - 27-01-2018
Can anyone confirm that cat6 is fully backwards compatible with cat5, and the only real reason to go for cat5 nowadays is on the basis of cost?
Or is it more complicated than that?
Cat5 vs Cat6 - Lexusboy - 27-01-2018
Sorry what's Cat5 and 6
Cat5 vs Cat6 - Dan_Turism0 - 27-01-2018
networking cable Ian, iirc there's is very little advantage of using cat6 over cat5e atm unless your running cables for hundreds of metres?
Cat5 vs Cat6 - Lexusboy - 27-01-2018
Thank's Dan
Cat5 vs Cat6 - parthiban - 27-01-2018
Dan_Turism0 networking cable Ian, iirc there's is very little advantage of using cat6 over cat5e atm unless your running cables for hundreds of metres?
No, only around the house so max maybe 30m, but for now will only be about 10m.
Also been reading about how cat6 is much more sensitive to the quality of installation so think I'll stick to cat5e.
Cat5 vs Cat6 - edeath - 27-01-2018
Cat 6 isnt just the cable it is the installation so that might be where you heard about it being installation sensitive. Obviously you need to use cat6 cable for a cat6 install.
The flat cat6 stuff is very nice and much easier to use however as you can run it under doors and such. If thats not useful to you stick with 5e.
Cat5 vs Cat6 - parthiban - 27-01-2018
edeath Cat 6 isnt just the cable it is the installation so that might be where you heard about it being installation sensitive. Obviously you need to use cat6 cable for a cat6 install.
The flat cat6 stuff is very nice and much easier to use however as you can run it under doors and such. If thats not useful to you stick with 5e.
Ahh that would explain it a bit further then - yes a lot of what I read did just go over my head!
Yeah not too fussed about it being flat as I'm planning to install during mild renovation so burying cables isn't a big issue, if it won't make much difference I'll stick to 5e then, thanks :biggrin:
Cat5 vs Cat6 - B15RUP - 27-01-2018
Stick to cat 5e, and as long as its installed correctly it will be fine. I will try dig out the technician's installation notes I have, if I find them I will send them to you.
Cat5 vs Cat6 - parthiban - 27-01-2018
B15RUP Stick to cat 5e, and as long as its installed correctly it will be fine. I will try dig out the technician's installation notes I have, if I find them I will send them to you.
That would be a great help mate, thanks
Cat5 vs Cat6 - parthiban - 28-01-2018
Just been looking for network cable and seen there are different types, is UTP the one I want?