Gigabit Networking: Cat5 or Cat6?

[MEXPRG]

I have a question for you. im trying to run 3 pc system in my basement. Just for the perpose of having a couple friends over and gaming on the internet. Yes for insdance black ops. these internet network switches are they reliable for having more than 1 pc running. Do you have any recomendations on how i should look into to running more than 1 pc at a time for gaming. ty i can use the help.

[fa6i3n]

cat5 is for 100Mbit, cat5e is for 1Gbit... both 100MHz... cat6 is for 10Gbit and 250MHz...

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[BroknSircut]

five years from now all we will need is a thunderbolt cable.

[iATEMyICLANI]

Long story short cat 6 is better and is about the same money as cat5e so which one makes the most sense to get. Cat6 is like having cat5e transfering the most data it can at all times but cat6 go go further. CAT 6 FTW

[makedaevilmage]

Do i need a special drivers licence to drive a GigaBit network car ?

[SuperPeppinu]

which are the best for online gaming cat5e or cat6 pls help ????

[lesleyhenriquez]

@SuperPeppinu Get cat7!

[fallenspirit123]

@SuperPeppinu cat 6 is better, rated for 1000mbps and I believe 250mHz

[Kennethstupi]

is it hard to add a gigabit ethernet connector to a computer because right now it doesnt have it all it has is a normal internet slot and is there a real big diffrence if i did i would say my internet speed is like 1mbps ya i know sucks

[killerbeenl]

Why do i need a gigabit router when my internet provider isn't giving me gigabit internet.?? Just got some gigabit switches for internal copying. ? So the data doesn't transfer to my router at all, when doing in building transfers. Got a 100Mbit line to router and with 50Mbit internet connection this setup works for me.

[cal920c]

I'm installing a whole house CAT 6 system i my house, with maximum redundancy i can afford, problem is, nothing consumer grade can tap the 10GBASE-T my network is capable of, not even the backplane switch, which is a JGS524 from NETGEAR. i mounted it all on a custom upside down U-Mount rack hanging from my ceiling joyce's in my basement. once 10GBASE-T devices come out, i'll be ready for it. Advice?: REMEMBER TO CHECK FOR T-568 A OR B!!! or it's going to seriously cost you.

[scorpio813]

hello there im a gamer, and i love to play online, i have a ps3 and was wondering if connecting a cat6 cable to my router would give me more online speed than a cat5.??

[proaudiohd]

cat 3, cat 5, cat 6, cat 7.. all intermediate steps to the ultimate destination: fiber to the desktop.

[musat123]

i bought a cat6 on accident i thought it was a cat5 does it work the same becuz im not buying to damn cat5

[hops152688]

@musat123 yes it does work the same, the Cat 6 is backward compatible.

[rickymontero]

How come two different cables with the same ammount of wires inside, can transfer differents ammounts of data?

[stdavross666]

@rickymontero resistance of the cable is different.

[rickymontero]

@stdavross666 Thanks, actually I have thought the same, is this means that the shorter the cable the better the transfers? U know less cable, less resistance. "Resistance is futile" Im concerned about this cause I need to use data on different drives in my network, so I wouild like to know how can I manage drives in other PCs as fast as in mine. Tnhanks

[Snowcatclaw]

Awsome explainations. THank you.

[XSFlanger]

I guess that future is for optical fiber. As it is getting cheaper and cheaper and more sophisticated, eventually it will cost the same as Cat5e nowadays and will substitude copper cables. While its a bit more pita to deploy optical fiber networking, but it has so much more possibilities and higher reliability over its copper brotherhood. Needless to say about the distance.

[sean0101a]

It's common for cheap cat5e cable to be rated 350MHz nowadays.

[onesexychamp]

THANK U FOR YOUR HELP

[psl1800]

Thanks, that's very informative.

[thedigitaltao]

thanks for this

[HARVEY2A]

The Siemon Company makes Cat 7a product. It's rated for 10G Copper solutions. It's a shielded 4 pair cable with the individual pairs shielded. I believe it's rated to handle 1000Mhz. The connector is not like an RJ45 type plug. However, The Siemon Company provides cable assemblies that will go from a Tera connector to an RJ45 plug for connectivity into regular switches.

[Gradius0]

CAT 7a is expensive and rare to get/buy still.

But with the new prices on optical fibers I would just use it anyway.

[ableblanca510]

wat about if i just wanna play my 360 with no lag wat do i use

[therealag1]

@ableblanca510 well first check your ping and see if its high

if it is then thats wat makes you lag

[eTristan1996]

Not everyone has fiber-optic in their area.

[AnThOnYrox8]

y would u need fire-optic in ur area, the cable from ur isp is coaxial or dsl, "the fiber-optic router" will change the signal to light so it can be sent over FO, but u will also need a NIC capable of reciving FO

[lapulapu12345]

i recomend to use a fiberoptic, a gigabit router, 

and a gigabit NIC OR NETWORK CARD so that youre system runs in gigabit..... deal or no deal...:P

[billw129]

Your a fucking idiot. Cat 6 runs at 350MHz

[Gradius0]

WRONG!

Cat 6: 250MHz

Cat 6a: 500MHz

Cat 7: 600MHz

Cat 7a: 1GHz (1000MHz)

[therealag1]

@Gradius0 why isn't CAT 7 in stores???

[therealag1]

@billw129 wrong

it runs 500 MHz, well actually it depends

[derSchweiz]

cat6 is supposed to have more twists in the actual pairs inside the cable than cat 5e or 5. termination of cat 6 is a little more tricky

[JayzBeerz]

Cat 6a, 7 and 7a are out now

[JayzBeerz]

CAT 3, 3e, 5, 5e and now 6

[Gr33nMamba]

Imho Cat 6 is pointless for a home network or even a small business network.

The limiting bottle neck will allways be the Hard Disks and controllers.

I would rather invest in SAS drives than cables that are hardly going to be taken advantage of.

[capitalistpig1968]

how about a zfs home server in a 5 disk RAID-Z?

[mirzaliyasar62]

please more informations--litle show :)

[ScottieDM]

There will always be network upgrades, and new premise cabling to go with that. Some wiseguy once suggested to me that I run low voltage conduit through the walls. That radically cuts the cost of rewiring everything.

Yesterday cat 5, today cat 6, tomorrow fiber optic? Don't worry. Be happy.

And "realistic28" is a certified noob if he thinks silver-satin phone line will reliably carry 10 base-T, let alone one of the Ethernet speeds invented in the last 15 years.

[realistic28]

blah,blah,blah........It's how the Ethernet cable is wired by the pins. Go buy Ethernet connectors, the crimping tool and the 4 wire phone line. Regardless of wire does not matter as long the wire will insert into the fins of the connector. Ethernet cable is a rip off! Phone line much cheaper. Then Google the wire schematic for the cable you want to make. IE straight through (cat5) only uses pins 1,2,3 and 6. pins 4,5,7 and 8 are not used.

[CRAKIZGOOD]

u noobs

the difference between cat 5 and cat 6

is that cat 6 has more cats .........

[TyphoidKitten]

Ya by 1, but is that really gonna make a difference? Now if you had 6 DOGS, then there would be a huge boost in...something or another.

[super6plx]

rofl

[super6plx]

lmao

[lambmaster]

@CRAKIZGOOD

Yeah, six of them...

[sof2finchy]

The difference between cat 5 and cat 6 is not having bwana making faces in the background.

[MJSALAZAR66]

thank you..

[halo239]

gigabit = 1000mbit = max DL speed is 125mb/sec omg!!!!

[kaoticsnow]

The Router does not necessarily need to be gigabit, as long as you connect the router to a Gigabit switch and then run all your devices off that switch. remember, your internet is still only 10mb/s

[sonidobarbanegra]

I have to say that cat5 can go for higher speeds. I'm a cabling systems installer and I use the different types of cat5 from the regular cat5 to cat5e 100mhz to the cat5e 350mhz, so it all depends on how mush money you want to spend, but I will say that cat5 cabling in a house is enough to handle a nice and fat network, cat6 and cat7 can be used more for commercial applications because a lot of data is being transfer. and as an extra I would recomend fiber optics running (telco to home)notinside

[crazytrain344]

Chris I have a question!

Do a cat5e and cat6 have the same point?

Like I'm using cat5e now for my xbox 360, and it fits into both plugs. Would the cat6 fit into the router and xbox 360 plugs?

[sonidobarbanegra]

yes cat5 and cat6 and cat7 have the same Rj45 plug.

any ways I have to say that it does not matter if you change from a cat5 to cat6 cord the speed does not change in your situation.

to have a whole network and or internet improvement you will need to change all the wiring to cat6,router,and even the your bandwidth connection to go up to cat6 standard.

any way I think the cat5 is ok for your xbox.

[ROMEwolfboy357]

thanks mate, thats the info i was lookin for, for 30mins lol..

just to make sure.. If i connect a cat6 cable to my old 4port router(3yrs old maybe? i think its cat 5) and then run that to my ps3 witch is cat5e.. would it work? no issues?

[sonidobarbanegra]

No problem a cat5, or cat 6 have the same ends, the only difference betwen is that cat6 is made for faster speeds, longer runs and also better insullation. (recommended for commercial applications) so I dont see any problem if you change to cat6 cord.

[RLeeWII]

it works fine

[cal920c]

@sonidobarbanegra Because we all know, xbox is crap, SO!!! everyone get a PS3

[BroknSircut]

@sonidobarbanegra xbox doesn't even have a gigabit lan port. PS3 Ups Xbox

[0fhjru245131]

nerd

[c9sus4]

thank you.

[Darkning]

Sweet, perfectly answered my questions regarding the two. Thanks!

[samsk85]

Cat5e doesnt have an insulator in the middle while Cat6 have it..The purpose of the insulator is to prevent cross-talk so that can achieve up to 1 GB..Clipsal Brand Cat6 cable can go up to 10 Gigabit below 37 meter..

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[glennwhite]

standard cat-5 is not shielded (if it is its all four pair together in one foil type tube) cat-6 is shielded pairs ie blues/oranges/greens/browns are shieled in ther own pairs

[RaggaRasta]

Cat 5e is 250MHZ Cat 6 are 550 MHZ get your facts straight

[samsk85]

Wrong...Cat5e is only 100Mhz and Cat6 is 250Mhz..Cat6a is 550Mhz and can support 10 GB network up to 100 meter..

[Perkouw]

nice setup there :P nice screens and so on (A)

on-topic : good one ;)

[hsew]

Quick question. I have a Westell 327W and a 100Mb/s ethernet port on my dell, would a CAT6 cable work just fine or no?

[dobby156]

yea it would work fine, but not really needed

[samsk85]

Yes..Cat6 is backward compatitble..If you using 100Base network card and Cat6 cable,it will still 100Mb..If you change the card to 1000Base,It will run 1 GB...

[PennyRockStomper]

ehh... why would you need a gigabit router when the fastest ISP only pushes 10 meg? Unless he's taking about a router/switch combo, then I could see that...

[horizonindyyouth]

because you have a real home network and transfer files over your network

[PennyRockStomper]

Then it would still be pointless.. you'd want a gig switch for a home network, not a router. A router only sends packets from one subnet to the other to cut down on broadcast traffic.

[rooboy69]

FIBRE IN THE HOME!

[Mikel4321]

rooter not rowter

[Mikel4321]

Whats with the firefox cap?

[a1gaius]

gigabit is teh pwnage