Re: CAT5E or CAT6

["robin_edw" <robin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Ben, Paul, Thank you for comments, I wish I'd got into habit of
reading Wikipedia.  Do you transmit ethernet only or do you send
anything else (e.g. video)?

robin

--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Paul Gale" <groups2@...> wrote:
>
> I would still go for 5e - I have about 35 boxes of it installed
here now - running gigabit over it to several places. Cheaper and
much easier to install than 6.
>
> Paul.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On
Behalf
> > Of Ben McCormack
> > Sent: 16 March 2008 15:58
> > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > Subject: Re: [ukha_d] CAT5E or CAT6
> >
> > Robin
> >
> > As far as I am aware you can run Gbit ethernet over CAT5e. I am
> > running Gigabit over cat5e in the study.
> >
> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category_5_cable
> >
> > Also Cat 6 is more expensive and harder to install. More
regulations
> > about bend radius etc.
> >
> > Regards
> > Ben
> >
> > On 16 Mar 2008, at 15:20, Robin Edwards wrote:
> >
> > > Currently having extension built on my house and in a
discussion
> > > with the
> > > builder's electrician he asked if we wanted any cat5 or cat6
> > > installed. Up
> > > until now I'd been gradually moving to wireless, which in a
house
> > > with two
> > > limestone walls in the middle (best part of two feet wide
each)
has
> > > been a bit
> > > tedious and required a wireless bridge.
> > >
> > > Since he left I started thinking that given current issues
perhaps
> > > staying on
> > > wire makes a lot of sense and while house is in upheaval now
is
time
> > > to sort it
> > > once and for all. We will be putting holes thru both of the
> > > problematic walls
> > > very soon.
> > >
> > > Next I checked price of Gbit switches and they are nowhere
near
as
> > > high as I'd
> > > expected (few tens of pounds).
> > >
> > > So, I think I'll get two cables per room laid except study
that
gets
> > > three, but
> > > based on peoples experience, what is best, CAT5E or CAT6? My
idea is
> > > one for PC
> > > one for video per room. Comments? Am I being mean? I realise
Gbe
> > > will give me
> > > little in web access but I'm more thinking of covering
options
for
> > > next few
> > > years (I would say 5-10 yrs but been bitten on that before)
> > >
> > > regards, robin
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
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