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Ethernet Cables


devid88

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Rule of thumb - for 100mb use Cat5 - for 1gb useCat6.

However, for short 1gb runs, under 10ft, you can use Cat5 and be O/K as long as you don't run the cable parallel to power cords.

If you need runs over 100ft then you probably want plenum cable and ground the shield.

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