Can I use any ethernet cable to connect router to modem?

[shadybk]

My modem is in the basement, and I want to bring my router in my room on the second floor. Can I use a long ethernet cable (like 25ft) to connect the router to the modem or does the router only work if you connect it with the yellow ethernet that came with it?

 

[kanewolf]

You can use any cat5e or better cable.

 

[Martell1977]

As said, you can use any Cat 5e or better and of any length without signal loss up to about 350 ft. That is why many houses today are built with a place for a modem/router and the cables for the house go from there.