https://forum.asrock.com/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Sat, 18 Apr 2026 01:48:26 +0000 Thu, 07 Apr 2022 18:26:39 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.04 360 https://forum.asrock.com/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=22291 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_images/web_wiz_forums_black.png https://forum.asrock.com/ https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=22291&PID=97760&title=cat5e-or-cat6#97760 Author: threadzipper1957
Subject: 22291
Posted: 07 Apr 2022 at 6:26pm

Hi Noelman8.

Correct.
2.5 or 10G, in my opinion, only makes sense in an internal network environment, where Servers and switches/routers work with the same speed.
For internet, the speed is limited to the bandwith of the server you download from, with NAS, it is determinded by the overall speed of your Array/ drives]]> Thu, 07 Apr 2022 18:26:39 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=22291&PID=97760&title=cat5e-or-cat6#97760 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=22291&PID=97757&title=cat5e-or-cat6#97757 Author: noelman8
Subject: 22291
Posted: 07 Apr 2022 at 6:05pm

https://www.cablematters.com/blog/Networking/cat5e-vs-cat6

it also depends on which speeds your network router supports. if your router supports 2.5 gigabit LAN or 10 gigabit LAN speeds, go with CAT6 cables. but if your router supports only up to 1Gb / 1 gigabit LAN and not higher, then CAT5e is good enough

]]> Thu, 07 Apr 2022 18:05:41 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=22291&PID=97757&title=cat5e-or-cat6#97757 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=22291&PID=94344&title=cat5e-or-cat6#94344 Author: threadzipper1957
Subject: 22291
Posted: 10 Mar 2022 at 8:00pm

The difference between Cat5 and Cat6, is the transfer rate the cable can handle, Cat6, is better shielded.
But when using a Gigabit LAN, Cat5 is more than enough, Cat6 is not perse necessary
]]> Thu, 10 Mar 2022 20:00:13 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=22291&PID=94344&title=cat5e-or-cat6#94344 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=22291&PID=94257&title=cat5e-or-cat6#94257 Author: Coin
Subject: 22291
Posted: 03 Mar 2022 at 4:28pm

Hello,
I am going to buy the cable to connect my device and is confused by the types.
I?™m not familiar with this, consider choosing CAT5e or CAT6.
I searched on google and saw the blog, is this blog true or not?
Can someone kindly advise me and also tell me the reason?
Thanks in advance.]]> Thu, 03 Mar 2022 16:28:38 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=22291&PID=94257&title=cat5e-or-cat6#94257