OverclockTheStock Posted April 24, 2009 Posted April 24, 2009 Ok im so confused right now. I just want to buy 50ft of normal ethernet cable and am getting confused by all the lingo. Is this normal ethernet cable? http://www.bestdirect.ca/products/134178/R...ologies%20Inc./ . Can someone explain whats the difference between cat5 cat6 ect? THX! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jappa Posted April 24, 2009 Posted April 24, 2009 Cat 5e: Currently defined in TIA/EIA-568-B. Provides performance of up to 100 MHz, and is frequently used for both 100 Mbit/s and Gigabit Ethernet networks Cat 6a: Currently defined in ANSI/TIA/EIA-568-B.2-10. Provides performance of up to 500 MHz, double that of category 6. Suitable for 10GBase-T. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
psycho_terror Posted April 24, 2009 Posted April 24, 2009 if it's still unclear, the cable you linked to is what you're looking for. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
razor Posted April 24, 2009 Posted April 24, 2009 a standard "normal" ethernet cable is CAT 5e terminated at both ends by a male RJ-45 plug. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
oblivescence Posted April 25, 2009 Posted April 25, 2009 The difference between cat5 cat5e cat6 and cat7 are the standards the cables are built with. Thus also changing what data rate they can handle. The only thing most people need to know is that cat5 is good only up to 100mb connection (which is what most people have) whereas the other standards can handle gigabit connection also. Just get the cat5e, it will handle anything a home/office user can throw at it, unless you are building your own super computer cluster and the computers communicate over the network. Keep all lengths under a 100 meters and you will be fine. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
uneedav8 Posted April 25, 2009 Posted April 25, 2009 CAT 5, 5e or 6 will be fine and work. All the cables consist of twisted pairs of wires inside. CAT 6 is twisted tighter and less prone to signal interference and in theory, suppose to be able to handle faster transfer. You won't notice a difference between the 3. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OverclockTheStock Posted May 2, 2009 Posted May 2, 2009 crap, that cable just sold out. How about this cable? http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=...%20TECHNOLOGIES Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
94Camaro Posted May 2, 2009 Posted May 2, 2009 crap, that cable just sold out. How about this cable? http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=...%20TECHNOLOGIES That is a crossover cable, which means the transmit and receive wire pairs are in swapped positions on each end. It would be used for something like connecting two computers directly together. If you're just trying to go to a router or hub, that is not what you want. You'll probably want something like this instead. http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=...%20TECHNOLOGIES Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onion Posted May 3, 2009 Posted May 3, 2009 If I were redoing my whole home network, I would get cat6e, that way I'll be futureproof. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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