For gigabit network cabling, select Category 5e (Cat 5e) or better. Cat 6 cables support up to 10-gigabit networks and are fully backward-compatible, but most home users don’t have any 10 ...

Here’s a step-by-step guide to wiring your home with Cat5e or Cat6 ethernet cable. (If you’re not sure of the difference between the two, check out this post .) Step 1: Initial Considerations ...

Cat 5e wires support 1000Base-T connections ... you’ll run patch cables to the rest of your networking hardware. This is my assortment of three spools of ethernet cable and one coaxial for cable TV.

The absolute minimum Ethernet cable worth considering today is a Cat5e. These cables offer Gigabit Ethernet speeds at up to 100m, and feature much better shielding against noise and crosstalk than ...

Why Should You Make Ethernet Cables? ... we’ll be using C&E Cat 6, Cat5e Crimp Connectors. 3. ... Standard Patch Cable – Standard patch cables are the most common cables we deal with on a ...

However, the distinctions between CAT 6, CAT 7 and CAT 8 cables are more nuanced. Here’s what you need to know: CAT 6 is the sixth generation of ethernet cabling used in enterprise and home networks.

Cat 5e cable has got to meet specification requirements up to 100 MHz; Cat 6 takes the spec tighter AND increases ... those can be handy if you're making Cat 5e patch cords from high-flex ... they're ...

A friend of mine and I are having a debate.<BR><BR>He and I both agree that "electrically" the order of your Ethernet patch cable wiring shouldn't matter, as long as you're consistent.

A lot home networks use an older CAT5 or CAT5e cable. Nowadays, however, it's worth swapping to a CAT6 network cable, especially if you've got fast internet.

Though we’ve never used their cables, [Blue Jeans Cable] out of Seattle, WA sure does seem to take the black art of cable manufacture seriously. When they read the Cat 6 specification, they k… ...