Re: CAT5E or CAT6

[Ben McCormack <yahoogroup@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Robin

As far as I am aware you can run Gbit ethernet over CAT5e. I am
running Gigabit over cat5e in the study.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category_5_cable

Also Cat 6 is more expensive and harder to install. More regulations
about bend radius etc.

Regards
Ben

On 16 Mar 2008, at 15:20, Robin Edwards wrote:

> Currently having extension built on my house and in a discussion
> with the
> builder's electrician he asked if we wanted any cat5 or cat6
> installed. Up
> until now I'd been gradually moving to wireless, which in a house
> with two
> limestone walls in the middle (best part of two feet wide each) has
> been a bit
> tedious and required a wireless bridge.
>
> Since he left I started thinking that given current issues perhaps
> staying on
> wire makes a lot of sense and while house is in upheaval now is time
> to sort it
> once and for all. We will be putting holes thru both of the
> problematic walls
> very soon.
>
> Next I checked price of Gbit switches and they are nowhere near as
> high as I'd
> expected (few tens of pounds).
>
> So, I think I'll get two cables per room laid except study that gets
> three, but
> based on peoples experience, what is best, CAT5E or CAT6? My idea is
> one for PC
> one for video per room. Comments? Am I being mean? I realise Gbe
> will give me
> little in web access but I'm more thinking of covering options for
> next few
> years (I would say 5-10 yrs but been bitten on that before)
>
> regards, robin
>
>
>



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