can i use cat 5e/cat 6 for my router/connection?

[Guest]

I have a Linksys WRT160nV3 router, and was wondering if it supports either cat5e or cat6 cables?

although I don't fully utilize the theoretical cap of 100Mbps for cat5, I want the ability to prepare for upgrading in the future, better protection against emi/crosstalk.

thanks!

 

[unksol]

Cat 5/cat 6 has nothing to do with the router. They are just cabling and are just 8 wires. That's all the router cares about.

 

[photonboy]

Some confusion:

I have Cat5e ethernet cables for my Gigabit router which gets me close to 120MB/second (Mega Bytes per second) with real-world 90MB/second on my WDMYCLOUD.

 

[Guest]

Some confusion:

I have Cat5e ethernet cables for my Gigabit router which gets me close to 120MB/second (Mega Bytes per second) with real-world 90MB/second on my WDMYCLOUD.

ty! i think im going to get cat6a might as well. haha

 

[bill001g]

You can spend your money anyway you like if it makes you feel better. Pretty much that is all you are going to get.

The end port controls the speed not the cable. The cable either can pass the traffic that fast or it can not. cat5e is rated to 1g. You would only need better cable if you were running 10g which is not really available on consumer devices...partially because of bottlenecks internal to even the CPU in many machines.

Reduced crosstalk and many of the other magic number cable manufactures throw around and to scare people. It is like the insurance salesman that will sell you hurricane insurance even when you live 1000 miles from the ocean. Unless you have a very special problem it makes no difference.

Unless you are running the cable in the wall you are wasting your money to buy cat6a as "futureproof". By the time 10g is common in pc the patch cables will have come down in price a lot.

But if want to buy cat6a patch cables so you can brag to all your friend you might as well go to cat7 so you can be even better.

 

[Guest]

You can spend your money anyway you like if it makes you feel better. Pretty much that is all you are going to get.

The end port controls the speed not the cable. The cable either can pass the traffic that fast or it can not. cat5e is rated to 1g. You would only need better cable if you were running 10g which is not really available on consumer devices...partially because of bottlenecks internal to even the CPU in many machines.

Reduced crosstalk and many of the other magic number cable manufactures throw around and to scare people. It is like the insurance salesman that will sell you hurricane insurance even when you live 1000 miles from the ocean. Unless you have a very special problem it makes no difference.

Unless you are running the cable in the wall you are wasting your money to buy cat6a as "futureproof". By the time 10g is common in pc the patch cables will have come down in price a lot.

But if want to buy cat6a patch cables so you can brag to all your friend you might as well go to cat7 so you can be even better.

was already thinking of cat7 but didnt like the reviews on most..

so cat6a will bottleneck 10G adapters, not my current setup?

 

[bill001g]

No cat6a is designed for 10g. Cat7 is just a bigger number it does not run any faster. It has some shielding but if that is not installed correctly can actually cause issues.

 

[Guest]

No cat6a is designed for 10g. Cat7 is just a bigger number it does not run any faster. It has some shielding but if that is not installed correctly can actually cause issues.

cat6a make cause issues or cat7? cuz ill just get cat5/5e then and call it a day..

 

[bill001g]

Shielding is the issue cat7 is shielded by default.

Just get cat5e and worry about other cables when you you start to see 10g ports.

 

[Guest]

Shielding is the issue cat7 is shielded by default.

Just get cat5e and worry about other cables when you you start to see 10g ports.

ty bill! youve been more then helpful!