It's a good writeup, but even 6a cable is overkill in a home. Regular 6 will do just fine unless you need to do runs > 200 ft and is available cheaper. If you're not installing in a wall, Cat5e is...
It's a good writeup, but even 6a cable is overkill in a home. Regular 6 will do just fine unless you need to do runs > 200 ft and is available cheaper.
If you're not installing in a wall, Cat5e is about as good as any consumer devices will actually do these days...even 2.5Gbps is kinda rare for internal network stuff for home users.
It also doesn't cover the consideration of whether Ethernet cable is the right choice at all for some situations, in comparison to other options. For a long run, fibre could end up being quite a...
It's a good writeup, but even 6a cable is overkill in a home. Regular 6 will do just fine unless you need to do runs > 200 ft and is available cheaper.
It also doesn't cover the consideration of whether Ethernet cable is the right choice at all for some situations, in comparison to other options. For a long run, fibre could end up being quite a bit cheaper, easier, and faster: even within the distance limits of Ethernet cables, the raw cost of the cable could end up being more than the fibre and additional hardware expenses. Shielding and isolation concerns for outdoor runs are also much simpler.
Nice write up, thanks for sharing! I'm glad they mention buying quality cables (read: tested by the vendor) because there's a lot of ethernet cables that just don't meet the spec of even Cat5e....
Nice write up, thanks for sharing!
I'm glad they mention buying quality cables (read: tested by the vendor) because there's a lot of ethernet cables that just don't meet the spec of even Cat5e. They don't need to be exotic or crazy expensive, they just need to meet the standards.
It's a good writeup, but even 6a cable is overkill in a home. Regular 6 will do just fine unless you need to do runs > 200 ft and is available cheaper.
If you're not installing in a wall, Cat5e is about as good as any consumer devices will actually do these days...even 2.5Gbps is kinda rare for internal network stuff for home users.
It also doesn't cover the consideration of whether Ethernet cable is the right choice at all for some situations, in comparison to other options. For a long run, fibre could end up being quite a bit cheaper, easier, and faster: even within the distance limits of Ethernet cables, the raw cost of the cable could end up being more than the fibre and additional hardware expenses. Shielding and isolation concerns for outdoor runs are also much simpler.
Nice write up, thanks for sharing!
I'm glad they mention buying quality cables (read: tested by the vendor) because there's a lot of ethernet cables that just don't meet the spec of even Cat5e. They don't need to be exotic or crazy expensive, they just need to meet the standards.