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    Wired Networking: Categories?

    Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by missingtasks, Mar 20, 2006.

  1. missingtasks

    missingtasks Notebook Consultant

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    Ok, so my dad is working from home and put together a little shopping list for me. He needs cables and lots of them. I check them out and then i get confused. What does Cat 5, Cat 5e, Cat 6 mean?is it the thickness of the wire as well as speed or just speed? Also, they all fit in your standard RJ 45 connectors, right?
     
    missingtasks, Mar 20, 2006
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  2. ZaZ

    ZaZ Super Model Super Moderator

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    Why not go wireless? No need for cables.
     
    ZaZ, Mar 21, 2006
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    sutheep Notebook Evangelist NBR Reviewer

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    Cat 5, cat 5e, cat 6 are categories for LAN cables. Cat 5 is old version, 5e is the one most widely use, the e = enhanced, runs at 100mbit/s. and cat6 is gigabit ethernet.
     
    sutheep, Mar 21, 2006
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