Which cables?

angus49 · 11-25-2007, 03:39 AM

I'm a bit new to this so please bear with me. I'm not sure of the difference between using Cat5 or Cat 6 cables. I have a 10/100 NIC card, a LinkSys wired router and 15Mbps cable internet service. Does it make any difference what I use? Oh, 3 lines are 5 ft. and 1 is 50 ft..

Thanks for any input,

Ed

**Jack.Sparrow** · 11-25-2007, 05:41 AM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category_5_cable
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category_6_cable

I think it does make a slight difference, but it's not noticeable

**johnwill** · 11-25-2007, 07:42 AM

It will make no difference. I'd use CAT5e at least, since it's no more expensive than the CAT5 stuff. You don't need CAT6 cable for your application, though it won't hurt anything.

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angus49 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Hudson,Florida Posts: 53 OS: XP SP2b fully patched My System	Which cables? I'm a bit new to this so please bear with me. I'm not sure of the difference between using Cat5 or Cat 6 cables. I have a 10/100 NIC card, a LinkSys wired router and 15Mbps cable internet service. Does it make any difference what I use? Oh, 3 lines are 5 ft. and 1 is 50 ft.. Thanks for any input, Ed

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