Networks Which Network cable for >100Mbit

Hey all. At some point this year I am going to run ethernet cable from my bedroom down to the lounge for the Conoles etc and a new laptop.

I'm on Virgin Media and at some point I'm sure it will go above 100Mbit/s. Which Cat cable do I need ? 5, 5e or 6 then?. For some reason I though 5s max was 100Mbit. If someone could explain which one that would be great .

Lee

 

all of those cables will do gigabit ethernet.

source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gigabit_Ethernet

 

Google is your friend and quicker than waiting for a reply

http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2013/04/ask-lh-whats-the-difference-between-cat5-cat5e-and-cat6-cables/

That was literally 10 seconds.

 

i would go cat6 for future proofing

 

cat6, or if you really want to future proof, cat7 is available but is rather expensive

 

100mbit is aprox 10mb download a sec, cat 5 will do gigabyte speeds in 1 meter cable range.

Cat 5e is 1000mbit ( the days uk internet hits that sort of speed are not gonna be in our lifetime)

Cat 6 is 10x that and is rather a waste of cash in a standard home.

Cat 7 is 10x that again.

If all you want it for is internet 5e is fine and dandy. Uk internet will never ever hit this speed.

 

you want cat 6 - I was speed limited on cat 5e with 330mb/s FTTH

 

it's not all about internet though is it, local network traffic could easily top internet traffic speeds

 

He said it was, and as I said at the end of my post if all you use is Internet which is normal for most households then cat6+ is a waste of cash.

 

Thx guys. I think I'll go with Cat 5e .

 

Ignoring the speed aspect of cat 6 it also benefits for better protection against cross talk/interference.

 

^^ get some good shielded cat 6 - or you`ll have to rerun when you realise cat5e isn't as good as you want it to be

 

Cat6 - maybe, if you think 10GigE may be a future requirement or your runs are over 60M and you want piece of mind on gigabit. Otherwise cat5e is fine
shielded - no, unless you run amateur radio out of your basement. It's a pain in the a$$ to terminate and unless you ground the shield drain properly it makes the entire thing pointless.

All that being said, as long as you're at it, run 2 cables and a pull string.

 

I'd say cat 6 minimum. If there is anything on the network that can't handle gigabit then it will default to 100Mb/s throughout.

 

Your statement is 100% wrong.

Please refrain from handing out anymore advice on networking in the future.

 

Really? That's what I learned when I did my advanced networking courses.

Unless a switch is involved, the network will default to the speed of the slowest component.

 

I believe it's done on link by link basis Deders although I'm no network guru. I do know though, that you can have multiple gigabit-capable devices served full speed whilst others are on 10/100 on the same network. I have this happening in my home as we speak.

No different to wifi being able to serve one device at G speeds and others at N speeds simultaneously.

 

Ahh yes, I believe that is if whatever it's plugged into has auto negotiation. I was working with 10/100 equipment when I did the courses. And routers that have been installed in places I've lived obviously haven't had this feature.

 

Honestly, for the price of cat6 vs cat5 just go for cat6, it's shielded better

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In real world practice half duplex hasn't been seen since the days of thinnet. Sure you could get 10Base-T and 100baseT hubs, but they never saw any serious deployment (more so the latter) and were virtually non existent by the late 90's. Gigabit hubs simply do not exist.