I have a wireless network in my home and I am the base computer that is hard wired to the router. I am considering upgrading to cat6 because currently I am using cat 5. My question is...
If the cable modem is connected to the router with a cat5 and the router is connected to my computer with a cat6 would there be any difference or would i hvae to connect the modem to the router also with a cat 6 to see any results.
2007-01-13 16:32:51 · 7 answers · asked by Harezichi 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Computer Networking
Example:
LANpc--cat6--router--cat5--modem
2007-01-13 16:33:27 · update #1
dunno why it says
mod...
it is modem
2007-01-13 16:33:59 · update #2
my connection clocked at 10297kbps or just of 10meg so i guess cat5e is the right one to use
2007-01-14 03:38:06 · update #3
Cat5 and Cat6 cable have no differences on the speed....You will not see any change in speed faster/slower. Unless your using a 1GB ethernet card....Cat6 is rated for the newer speed cards most ethernet cards are 10/100 and they make 10/100/1000 (1GB) which is good for networking computers. But for the internet you will see no speed increase using cat6...Thanks
2007-01-13 16:41:56 · answer #1 · answered by computer_surplus2005 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To correct some of the earlier answers, there is no shield in a CAT6 cable, just tighter twists and sometimes thicker wire and insulation.
To answer your question: unless any one of the devices you use has a 10Gbit/s Ethernet port, there is no good reason for you to consider CAT6. One the other hand, if you have CAT6 components, don't be afraid to use them because they are fully backward compatible with CAT5. Actually, it's hard to find simple CAT5 these days, it is mostly CAT5E that you can buy so use CAT5E anywhere you see CAT5 mentioned here.
2007-01-16 06:02:47 · answer #2 · answered by DA 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The marketable difference between CAT5 and 6 is the shielding found in the CAT6 wiring between pairs. In other words, CAT6 has a plastic insert that seperates the pairs from each other. That is "suppose" to reduce bleed and interferance. You will not find CAT6 in retail stores because 1. the stores already charge sky high prices on regular CAT5e and 2. The only true use for CAT6 is for business type enviroments where electrical interference is a possibility. I use CAT6 in Data center build out just because CAT6 has the shielding to protect it.
On to answering your question. CAT5 and CAT6 perform in the exact same manner. The plastic insert is not increasing the performance at all. You will see absolutley "Zero" performance gain by switching to CAT6.
2007-01-13 16:42:37 · answer #3 · answered by Adam M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You would not notice any difference whatsoever. Category 5 and Category 6 wires both have 4 pair of twisted wire. The difference is, each pair of wire in a Category 6 cable are seperated by a pvc divider. This divider is meant to help with attenuation. In a hone network, you will not notice any difference whatsoever. On high speed LANs that operat at Gigabit speeds, the difference would noticeable, but even then, most new switches, routers, etc... can use Category 5E wiring to transmit at higher rates.
Hope this helps!
2007-01-13 16:43:52 · answer #4 · answered by Van 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think it's going to make much of a difference because unless your cable modem is exceeding the Cat 5 or Cat 5e rates (100 Mbps and 1000 Mbps), there's nothing you are gaining.
2007-01-13 16:44:43 · answer #5 · answered by Cruel Angel 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no basic difference in both the cables both have 8cables inside but cat 6 have more twists inside,its better to use more twisted cable
2007-01-13 21:07:21 · answer #6 · answered by sunil chauhan 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no purpose in doing that. you "might" be actually utilizing 10% of the 100 Mbps link that you currently have...more bandwidth doesn't necessarily mean faster
2007-01-13 17:01:49 · answer #7 · answered by lv_consultant 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋