Difference between Cat 5e & Cat 6

[Eric Cope]

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.

Eric

On Wed, Apr 15, 2015 at 1:45 PM, AZ Pete <plug at cactusfamily.com> wrote:

>  Hi all,
>
> I need to get some long ethernet cabling for my home network (around
> 35ft). I currently have a gigabit switch want to ensure that the cable
> can accommodate gigabit ethernet speed.  For the machines that are hard
> wired, I currently use cat 5e. Looking on NewEgg I see cat 5e and cat 6 ca
> bles.
>
> What's the difference between the two? Do I need to get Cat 6  or will Cat
> 5e accommodate gigabit network speeds?
>
> Thanks!
> Peter
>
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