Does a Cat6 cable need to be connected from the modem to the router?

[Moltark101]

I was just wondering if a Cat6 cable is needed to be connected from the modem to the router as well as from the router to the computer itself in order to fully benefit from Cat6?

 

[Ralston18]

The general concept is that the network will only be as fast as the slowest component.

So yes, go with Cat 6 all the way.

 

[USAFRet]

Hello,
I just needed to know if a Cat6 cable is needed to be connected from the modem to the router as well as from the router to the computer itself in order to benefit from Cat6?

And you don't need "Cat6".
Cat5e is just as good for these purposes.

 

[bill001g]

The cable does not make the data run faster. The ports in the end devices control the speed. If you hook a cable to 100m port you will get 100m and if you hook the same cable to a 1g port it will run at 1g. Even if you would buy the fanciest cat7 cable and hook it to a 100m port you will still only get 100m.

Cat5e can run at 1g so there is really no benefit to running anything better....unless you happen to get it cheaper. You would only worry about cable better than cat5e if your ports can run 10g and then you need cat6a cable.

 

[tiredteck]

Use Cat 6 for all your connections.

tt/2

 

[ccampy]

Unless you have a 1Gb + internet connection no you don't only external traffic will be traveling between your modem and router


Also I highly doubt both your modems and router would be capable of transfer speeds over 1 GB per sec

 

[USAFRet]

Use Cat 6 for all your connections.

tt/2

In a residential situation, there is zero need for Cat6 vs the far more common Cat5e.

 

[Ralston18]

Will make a retroactive revision....

Yes for Cat 5e if you are not in a Cat 6 environment.