BigPapaDean Posted August 2, 2015 Member ID: 1128 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 78 Topic Count: 1213 Topics Per Day: 0.22 Content Count: 6560 Content Per Day: 1.17 Reputation: 4438 Achievement Points: 63713 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 6 Joined: 02/13/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: 8 hours ago Birthday: 10/21/1954 Device: Windows Posted August 2, 2015 After all this ungrading and getting on line I believe that my CAT cable is going bad. The last few days I have had so much lag and being on and off the internet that it is about the only thing left. I had had one go bad before but I need to know which one is the best rating I can get. I need at least a 50 ft cable to reach my pc. I found one at the local Staples for $16.00 and I also found one at Newegg for $8.00 but then I have to have it shipped and overnight I am better just buying the local one. I could use some imput on this tho as I do not know much about these cables! Thanks guys from your biggest pest BigPapaDean! Awards
Merlin007 Posted August 2, 2015 Member ID: 2068 Group: +++ COD5 Head Admin Followers: 71 Topic Count: 1136 Topics Per Day: 0.21 Content Count: 8599 Content Per Day: 1.63 Reputation: 7572 Achievement Points: 76764 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 67 Joined: 12/25/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: 2 hours ago Birthday: 05/23/1973 Device: Windows Posted August 2, 2015 Dean, I believe cat6 is the latest but is really only necessary for gigabit networks. If your modem and network adapter are not running at gigabyte speeds (1000k), then cat 5e will be sufficient. However, if you do plan on upgrading to gigabit if not already running, then get cat6. Not sure what the price is as it may vary from store to store and by brand. Cables to Go I found to be not too bad from Tiger Direct but not sure what Staples carries. Good luck. eidolonFIRE 1 Awards
hxtr Posted August 3, 2015 Member ID: 220 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 147 Topic Count: 595 Topics Per Day: 0.10 Content Count: 16950 Content Per Day: 2.94 Reputation: 13538 Achievement Points: 129714 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 120 Joined: 09/04/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 26, 2023 Birthday: 04/05/1970 Posted August 3, 2015 Are you going faster than Gigabit? If not Cat5e is just fine. BigPapaDean and L!ckALotAPus 2
eidolonFIRE Posted August 3, 2015 Member ID: 2759 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 17 Topic Count: 199 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 3496 Content Per Day: 0.69 Reputation: 3021 Achievement Points: 26464 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 3 Joined: 08/22/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 16, 2017 Birthday: 07/27/1990 Posted August 3, 2015 ^ what they said.... However, for 50' I would go with cat6 personally. Cat6 is also good for anything over 100' since it uses twisted pairs to counter interference and counter the effects of coupling. Merlin007 and BigPapaDean 2
KaptCrunch Posted August 4, 2015 Member ID: 389 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 48 Topic Count: 340 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 5056 Content Per Day: 0.88 Reputation: 4314 Achievement Points: 40793 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 60 Joined: 09/14/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: 2 hours ago Birthday: 01/01/1970 Device: Windows Posted August 4, 2015 Note: get STP cat x? if cable is around other wires, metals STP means shielded and UTP is un-shielded cable BigPapaDean 1 Awards
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