I'm trying to find out if there are differences in cat5 cable to increase the performance of my home network. Are some better than others and if so how do I tell what is good cable
2006-08-12 06:08:44 · 7 answers · asked by David H 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Computer Networking
Think of it like this. A car is a car, right? While that statement is true not every car is going to perform as well as the other cars do. It all depends on how they're designed and if they have quality parts. The same applies for CAT 5. They all perform to a certain criteria, but some exceed the criteria (to an extent) making it better based on the materials that are being used. Here's a site to go to help you out.
2006-08-12 07:11:40 · answer #1 · answered by Matt 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there is a cat5e cable, that's pretty much what's available now. The "e" stands for "extended", meaning that it was pointing toward the next new standard cable, that would be cat6.
the way to improve the performance of your network, cablewise, would be to improve you skills in wiring jacks and plugs in your house. Not just the cable between your computer and the wall jack. The real critical point is the connection to the wall jack itself. Also the wire in you wall might be cat3 if its been there 4 or 5 years. That would become your bottleneck. But as an installer I find the highest losses where the wire in the wall is connected to the wall jack.
2006-08-12 09:45:16 · answer #2 · answered by ronw 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most all is but there are certain brands that you should consider. BELKIN and BLACK BOX are the top two companies. Make sure it is Cat5e. If you are going to be installing Ethernet cable in a business atmosphere then you may want to consider cat6 it is much faster.
2006-08-12 08:39:41 · answer #3 · answered by big e 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you have cat 5 cabling now, you can achieve up to 100megabit/sec
There are different flavors of cat5
2006-08-12 06:18:32 · answer #4 · answered by Archer Christifori 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
On a home network, if you are having a slowdown, it is probably an old network card not the cable. Any Cat 5 cable should be able to handle the load you put on it there.
-Dio
2006-08-12 06:15:49 · answer #5 · answered by diogenese19348 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dear fellow member,
Concept is the same but physically the cables are not. Some are built to support a certain speed such as 100MB, or 1GBIT.
Kind Regards,
Ben
2006-08-12 06:11:27 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe that it all conforms to a ISO standard. Installing it properly, the connections, and maintaining the twist, is key.
2006-08-12 06:15:41 · answer #7 · answered by helixburger 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋