No normal person will notice a difference in speed,I bought a reel of Cat 6A when I upgraded my home network thinking that I was future proofing.
It is much bigger than Cat 5 and I couldn't terminate normal RJ45 plugs on it.
I ended up putting sockets on the ends with patch leads and I haven't noticed any appreciable speed increase.
If you are anywhere near Manchester I'll give you some cable, I have cat5e and cat6 , got some 5e outdoor cable as well.Thanks for your replies, much appreciated
100% correct, most people equipment will only run at 10/100No normal person will notice a difference in speed,
Cat5e can carry more speed than most people's equipment can handle,
Plus, (not having a go at you personally) , I very much doubt you have terminated it correctly, most people don't even terminate cat5e correctly.
I'm an ex-BT engineer so still got my philex-insertion-tool and cabled and setup the network in a school as part of my uni HNC course in computer science so pretty confident I have done it correctlyPlus, (not having a go at you personally) , I very much doubt you have terminated it correctly, most people don't even terminate cat5e correctly.
I don't mean the punching bud, I mean the stripped back and bending of the cable and twisting.I'm an ex-BT engineer so still got my philex-insertion-tool and cabled and setup the network in a school as part of my uni HNC course in computer science so pretty confident I have done it correctly
i havent seen anything run at 10 for years. lots of equipment will run at 1000 easily nowadays short runs (up to 300 feet) will be ok with cat 5e100% correct, most people equipment will only run at 10/100
Cat5e is good at 1000 on runs well over 200mi havent seen anything run at 10 for years. lots of equipment will run at 1000 easily nowadays short runs (up to 300 feet) will be ok with cat 5e
But if you are doing a new install from scratch why put outdated standards in? Most people here who are saying you won’t see a difference are right, but only because their internal equipment can’t handle it.Glad I had a read of this thread as I was considering asking about bandwidth etc on these different cables and how it correlates to speeds etc. I'm a simple creature so '5e is good enough for home networks' works for me!