Is it really necessary to upgrade to cat6 ethernet cable for your basic home network or router needs?

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Is it really necessary to upgrade to cat6 ethernet cable for your basic home network or router needs?

2007-02-01 16:06:51 · 3 answers · asked by Chuck Dhue 4 in Computers & Internet ➔ Computer Networking

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I don’t think so. I use cat5 and have been using them for a quite a while now for my network; it hasn’t given me a problem.

2007-02-01 17:00:22 · answer #1 · answered by MuRcIElaGo 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Not really but If you plan on transferring a tremendous amount of data on your local area network then you may want to look into cat6 and a gigabit switch. You do not need cat6 for gigabit though, Cat5e will work and get you those speeds

2007-02-02 10:05:46 · answer #2 · answered by Sammy12oz 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Cat 6 only becomes necessary at gigabit speeds. Most home routers only have 100 Mbs switches in them, so in that case it is not necessary to upgrade to Cat 6.

2007-02-02 04:59:25 · answer #3 · answered by teef_au 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋