CAT5e or CAT6

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   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.

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Coin Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 23 Aug 2021 Status: Offline Points: 35	Post Options Post Reply Quote Coin Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: CAT5e or CAT6 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.

threadzipper1957 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 05 Mar 2022 Status: Offline Points: 9365	Post Options Post Reply Quote threadzipper1957 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply 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
	Kind Regards

noelman8 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 30 Oct 2020 Status: Offline Points: 547	Post Options Post Reply Quote noelman8 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply 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

threadzipper1957 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 05 Mar 2022 Status: Offline Points: 9365	Post Options Post Reply Quote threadzipper1957 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply 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
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