[amayausers.com] Re: Cat6 550Mhz Snagless Patch Cable
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The difference between CAT5, CAT5e and CAT6 is the speed data can travel though
the copper. CAT5 is pretty old now-a-days and can travel 100 Mbps. CAT5e and
CAT6 can travel at 1000 Mbps (1 Gbps.) Maybe a tech can chime in how fast the
network card is in the Amayas. If the card is 100mbps, you can buy any of the
cables. If the network card is 1gpbs, I would suggest CAT6.
Yes, the connectors are identical, the difference between a regular ethernet
cable and a cross-over is a cross-over, the wires are reversed inside the
cable. If you use a hub/switch, you can use regular ethernet. Make sure you buy
a cable that is a couple feet longer than what you need (you can always let the
slack sit behind your computer or machine) but you can't stretch it. Gigabit is
becoming standard slowly on corporate networks now.
Unrelated, but CAT7 is just coming out which is 10gpbs but I don't think any
network cards are fast enough to handle it now...give it time.
One other thing, you can wait for shipping times, I would buy it on newegg.com
or eBay. It will be much less money than a retail store.
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