A lot home networks use an older CAT5 or CAT5e cable. Nowadays, however, it's worth swapping to a CAT6 network cable, especially if you've got fast internet.

These days, the choices comes down to a handful of different types: Cat5, Cat6, and Cat7, with some variations. (Cat is short for "category" and generally denotes the speed the cable is able to ...

This isn’t an issue of a cable not meeting a design spec. Ethernet cables, specifically Cat6 cables, have been shown to work but fail to meet the specs for Cat6 cables. That’s shady ...

There are Cat5, Cat5e, Cat6 and others, but which do you need? Well all of these ethernet cables will work, but there are some differences depending on the speed required.

CAT 6 and CAT 6e cables are fast enough and provide an excellent balance between performance, reliability, and price. I hope that clears up any confusion around the different types of Ethernet cables.

If none of the options above work for you, you might consider CAT 5 — still a viable option — for your networking operation. Choosing between CAT 6, CAT 7 and CAT 8 solutions can be daunting, but ...

Cables based on this standard are a step up from Cat 6 versions by supporting twice the maximum bandwidth. They’re also capable of maintaining higher transmission speeds over longer cable lengths.

Cat 6: good cable and connectors, plus good termination practices, will not get you to 100% compliance unless you can test cables and learn from the feedback the tester gives you. However, once you do ...

The place I'll be buying the cable from sells 100FT and 50FT lengths of cat6 for only $10 and $5 more than cat5e, respectively. Based on my rough measurements, I will only need about 110 feet ...