<div dir="ltr"><div>Cat 6 is crimped just like 5 ,but be sure to use the right connectors since Cat 6 has bigger gauge wires than Cat5 does.<br><br></div><br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Apr 26, 2015 at 6:25 AM, Michael Havens <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:bmike1@gmail.com" target="_blank">bmike1@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Hey Richard, I don't think there is any difference but is cat6 crimped like cat5e?</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div>:-)~MIKE~(-:</div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Apr 15, 2015 at 2:58 PM, Richard Daggett <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:richard-daggett@daggettdesign.com" target="_blank">richard-daggett@daggettdesign.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><b>What is the general difference between category 5e and category 6?</b><br><br>The general difference between <a href="http://www.broadbandutopia.com/cat5en.html" target="_blank">category 5e</a> and <a href="http://www.broadbandutopia.com/category6.html" target="_blank">category 6</a> is in the transmission performance, and extension of the available bandwidth from 100 MHz for category 5e to 200 MHz for category 6. This includes better insertion loss, near end crosstalk (NEXT), return loss, and equal level far end crosstalk (ELFEXT). These improvements provide a higher signal-to-noise ratio, allowing higher reliability for current applications and higher data rates for future applications.<br><div><br></div><div><a href="http://www.broadbandutopia.com/caandcaco.html" target="_blank">http://www.broadbandutopia.com/caandcaco.html</a><br></div><div><br></div><div>If cost is an concern CAT 5e will do the job.</div><span><font color="#888888"><div><br></div><div>Richard</div></font></span></div><div><div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Apr 15, 2015 at 2:43 PM, Eric Cope <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:eric.cope@gmail.com" target="_blank">eric.cope@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Cat5e will most likely work for you. 35ft is not that long per the specification. Cat6 has plastic dividers between the twisted pairs. If its only 1 cable, you can spring for cat6, but if you are running many cables, I'd save money and go Cat5e.<div><br></div><div>Eric</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Apr 15, 2015 at 1:45 PM, AZ Pete <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:plug@cactusfamily.com" target="_blank">plug@cactusfamily.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<font face="Calibri">I <font face="Calibri">need to get some long<font face="Calibri"> <font face="Calibri">ether<font face="Calibri">net cabling for my home network<font face="Calibri"> (around 35ft). <font face="Calibri">I
current<font face="Calibri">ly have a gig<font face="Calibri">abit <font face="Calibri">swit<font face="Calibri">ch<font face="Calibri"> want
to ensure that the cable can <font face="Calibri">accommodate gig<font face="Calibri">abit <font face="Calibri">e<font face="Calibri">thernet
speed<font face="Calibri">. <font face="Calibri">For the machin<font face="Calibri">es that are
hard <font face="Calibri">wired<font face="Calibri">, I
currently <font face="Calibri">use cat
5e<font face="Calibri">.
<font face="Calibri">Lo</font></font></font></font></font></font></font><font face="Calibri">oking on <font face="Calibri">New<font face="Calibri">Egg I see
cat <font face="Calibri">5e
and <font face="Calibri">cat 6
ca<font face="Calibri">b<font face="Calibri">les.<br>
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What's the differ<font face="Calibri">e<font face="Calibri">nce
between the
two? </font></font><font face="Calibri">D<font face="Calibri">o
I need to get
</font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font>Cat
6 <font face="Calibri">or will
<font face="Calibri">C<font face="Calibri">at 5<font face="Calibri">e <font face="Calibri"><font face="Calibri">accommodate</font>
<font face="Calibri">gig<font face="Calibri">abit
n<font face="Calibri">etwork
speeds<font face="Calibri">?</font><br>
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<font face="Calibri">Thanks!<br>
<font face="Calibri">Peter<br>
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