CAT6

Forum discussion tagged with CAT6.
  1. M

    Question Home network solution

    Hello, all. I have been struggling with my home internet for a while due to the builder's poor design choice of not putting in any ethernet outlets anywhere on the second floor of my home. The only connection available upstairs is coaxial. That's great and all, but I have AT&T fiber, not cable...
  2. C

    Question Wired Speeds capped at 100mbps but can get up to 500mbps via wi-fi.

    I have AT&T fiber line gigabit speeds, with a gigabit switch and all new cat6 cables everywhere. I cannot get above 100mbps with my PC via the wired connection, but can get 200-500mbps using a wireless adapter. I have tried plugging several components into my modem directly. My PS5 gets...
  3. Arturovski

    [SOLVED] CAT6 minimum cable length?

    Hi, I'm trying to find the perfect ethernet cable for my home. I have a 1gbps download speed and 500mbps upload. My computer is around 20 meters away from my main router, so I looked on the internet and saw that CAT6 cables were relatively cheap for that length, around 10 dollars. I went for...
  4. B

    Question POE CAT6 Tests OK Yet No Camera Connectivity

    Good afternoon, I installed a Reolink 6 security camera system on an 8 channel 2TB NVR about 13 months ago in June of 2021. The system was installed for about 1 full year and everything worked flawlessly. I used my own FastCat CAT6 solid core ethernet cable for the installation, and up until...
  5. Jared1027

    [SOLVED] PoE Cat6 (female) to USB A (female)

    Has anyone seen a PoE Cat6 (female) to USB A (female)? I've been searching without any luck. Is it even possible to create one?
  6. A

    [SOLVED] Need help with understanding 1000BASE-T vs. 10GBASE-T bandwidth and certification of CAT6 and CAT6A cables.. 10Gbit achievable on CAT6 <30m?

    Hi! First post on this forum, I hope and believe this is the answer to my goal of finding the best network forum for my needs! Not a native speaker, I hereby apologize for any grammatical errors that may occur in this and all future posts.... =) I am in the process of building a new house. I...
  7. A

    [SOLVED] Ethernet Cable - Gash/damage

    Hello, I have a question regarding a CAT 6 cable. In my new apartment, there is an ATT fiber box in the closet and the apartment has a CAT 6 cable connecting to it and running into the wall where it splits and is connected to another ethernet cable (essentially so I can hookup the ATT modem in...
  8. John_234

    [SOLVED] Wiring POE security cameras

    I have just received some PoE security cameras off of Amazon, I am looking at powering them through a UniFi PoE system, I am looking at cutting the standard ends off the cameras and using a punchdown to terminate them to a cat6 cable. When I spliced the cable on the camera it only seems to use...
  9. S

    [SOLVED] Setting up Modem, Network Switch, and Router

    Hello, I live in the UK. My wifi keeps cutting out. I have done some research. I’m looking at doing something similar to this. Except without the patch panel and have the wires not necessarily in the walls, due to the face we rent. It needs to be temporary. View: https://youtu.be/00UTYN9j0FE...
  10. thomfranken

    Question Unstable wired connection

    Hello, Since a year or 2 i've been getting unstable ping in games, to the point that it became unplayable. My connection is wired and have enough download speed to have stable connection. So at this point i've tried countless software related things to solve the problem. I even changed my...
  11. R

    [SOLVED] Router to Cat5e to switch to Cat 6

    Will this work? I have a 5e cable already from my router to a switch in the loft, i will be moving house soon so im not going to replace the Cat5e cable. To future proof our next home i will get a Cat 6 cable or better. Can i use this from switch to a new device for now?
  12. KarimKhattab

    [SOLVED] Ethernet cable works for PS & not access point

    Ok so I'm trying to connect an access point (TL-WR840N ) through a WAN cable. The problem I'm getting is: "WAN Port is unplugged" Router is connected to internet and works fine Long Cat6 cable I want to use works fine when I connect PS (I don't have a network port on my computer) Access Point...
  13. D

    [SOLVED] Question about my modem

    So I recently moved into my new place, and internet was included. When I connect to the WiFi on my computer I get some severe latency variation and my ping is very erratic when I play video games so I teleport all over the place which is pretty annoying. I tried running an ethernet cable from a...
  14. S

    Question Downloading at higher speeds

    I've got a Internet connection plan that provides me upto 50Mbps till 180GB it was much higher before but i changed it to their lowest plans now everytime i hit FUP i get slowed down to a mere 3Mbps, but for the last 2 months or so after browsing 2-3 days in 3Mbps my internet somehow peaks to...
  15. editor1

    Question sharing network/internet over 500ft distance ?

    Hi I have att&t network router/hot spot. It's a mofi4500-gxeltev2 that has 4 Ethernet ports. I also have 2 other netgear routers. N150 and ac750 r6050. I ordered 1,000ft cat 6 cca https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01ETLP4WO/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o03_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1 ( can always return)...
  16. S

    [SOLVED] Large Amount of Wires, Need a hanging solution

    Hey guys, sorry I didn't really know what to name this post, but thanks for clicking!! So basically I am running a bulk amount (5+) of CAT6 wires underneath my house. I am looking for a solution to hang these wires together, instead of using separate cable clamps. I just wanted to get your ideas...
  17. Onyxacek

    Choosing new 144Hz monitor on limited budget

    Hello, I'm looking for a decent monitor on budget. I currently have BenQ GL2460 which I guess works well enough, but I want a second screen. Some time ago I bought another one (a bit newer) and I had it for a while. It was 1080p and 23.8" which bothered me and I sold it to one of my friends. Now...
  18. L

    Gigabyte 1080 Waterforce, Extra HDMI Ports?

    I just opened up my PC today to check for loose wires, its been shutting off randomly since I built it a month ago, and it hasn't gone over 50 Celsius. But that's not why I'm here, I noticed my GPU had 2 HDMI ports on the back, I couldn't find anything online about it, and the specs say there's...
  19. J

    Why is a game like doom less ping dependent than call of duty

    in doom's multiplayer i have the same ping disadvantage that i have in call of duty , but there's only a slight delay and everything seems to be working for me just like the other players , but in call of duty you can never really play with a ping of above 100 ms , why is that , is it the game...
  20. Grayy_

    WIll my RAM work in this motherboard

    I already have Hyperx RAM 8GB from my old PC which I want to transfer to my new one Will it work on this motherboard? MSI H170A PC Mate - Socket 1151 - ATX
  21. R

    Will my old build rig i7 970 3.2ghz bottleneck gtx 1080 or gtx 1070 ???

    my rig is 5 yrs old, i have an asus rampage 3 black edition with 12 1600 ram. i'm planning on upgrading my vc... does gtx 1080 or gtx 1070 will be bottleneck with my old specs? thanks in adv
  22. G

    What is best, freesync 60hz or 144hz no freesync? (blur,tearing)

    I want to upgrade my Dell 2715H within the periode i can return it Having problems with to big monitor stand from other brands then dell, because of a big mousepad and me wanting a 32/34" monitor (i think i have to down grade my mousepad by a couple of inches ) Lg 27MU67-B i can get (i know...
  23. J

    R90 Stuttering and low LOD in almost every game

    Ok, a couple of months ago I bought a r9 390 and it ran pretty bad, so i returned it and changed it to the sapphire version which still ran bad, I changed my CPU and motherboard to see if that would fix the problem, it didn't. So now im stuck at a standstill as what it could be, the only non new...
  24. T

    ASROCK Z170 Pro4S w/ Samsung 950

    Computer Mobo: Asrock Z170 Pro4S Bios: 2.9 CPU: i5-6600k Ram: 16 GB G Skill Ripsaw 15 Latency GPU: XFX R9-390P-8256 HDD: M.2 Samsung 950 256 GB (Boot) OS: Windows 10 It took me quite a while to get my computer to recognize the samsung drive. Once it was finally installed, I loaded up windows...
  25. CatalystGamez

    Help/advice choosing CPU cooler

    It's a choice between the following. https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/thermaltake-cpu-cooler-clp002al14blb https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-cpu-cooler-rr212e20pkr2 the former, it's color matches with the rest of the build, however the latter, it's got great reviews, more...
  26. K

    [Updated] Getting a new Gaming PC, would like feedback on parts selection. Thank You!

    Hi guys, I'm getting a new gaming PC. I've chosen some parts that I think are good and I'm looking for feedback on my selection. Sourcing my parts of NCIX.ca, so some of toms hardware top picks don't make the cut because of pricing. Looking to spend around 1500 dollars in parts. I'm looking to...
  27. G

    What fans to install

    Hello guys and girls :D I recently purchased the Corsair 730T full case and i would like to ask you what fans i should install on it.The 730T comes with 3 140 AF's only.I also have a corsair h100i for my cpu mounted at the top of the case.The case can take 7 fans in total.3 on the top(2 120s of...
  28. N

    How Big psu?

    Hi i have Bought a new gaming exept that i need a psu CPU Intel i5 4460 Gpu club 3D Radeon r9 280 Should i get a coolermaster b600 or Cooler Master g500? Please help.
  29. K

    Budget Build - Rate it - Give Advice - Etc.

    http://pcpartpicker.com/user/kingjamestw2/saved/#savedbuild_1132572 This build has a budget of one thousand, can go slightly above that... It'll be used from all games from simpler World Of Warcraft to the high-end graphics games to come out in the near future.