Broadband help

[ger]

I have just got broadband on the PC and am now gonna run a cable from my router to another PC. I know I need cat5 cable but is there a difference between cat5 and cat5e cable? cheers.

 

[Stu DemonD]

No major difference, 5e covers up to 1000Base compared to 100Base for 5.

 

[Hellcat]

Thats 1000 megabits per second compared to 100 megabits per second. Both are massivly in excess of your internet connection which is likely to be around 2 megabits per second.

The limit for transmitting over Cat 5 is 100m. Over this distance and you start losing data. Cat 5 uses twisted pairs to shield the cable from electromagnetic interference meaning it can be ran along with power cables.

Ones sold from PC World for 10 quid plus are no better than the cheapest from places like Maplin. Ones with large 'boots' over the RJ45 connector can make plugging into ports difficult. Built in anti-snag protectors are a much better solution.

 

[chaos]

I bought my cat 5e RJ45s off eBay No need to pay relatively stupid amounts from the high street

 

[Stu DemonD]

I made mine up myself - a bit of Cat 5e lying round the office, a few RJ45s and a crimp tool

 

[Hellcat]

brown, brown n white, green, blue n white, blue, green n white, orange, orange n white...

Got fixed cables in the walls back to a patch panel and using pre-made patch leads.

 

[ger]

so cat 5 is good enough for me then and some rj45 connectors i suppose. Good prices on screwfix at the mo.

 

[Stu DemonD]

You got a crimp tool handy?

 

[Hellcat]

so cat 5 is good enough for me then and some rj45 connectors i suppose. Good prices on screwfix at the mo.

Use toolstation - screwfix is just B&Q but a bit cheaper. Trust me you will notice the difference.

 

[ger]

http://www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/cat/pro.jsp?id=10218&ts=40572

seen this

 

[Hellcat]

For another tenner you could have 305m!

 

[ger]

lol i dont need that much mind it could be handy. I am connecting my gfs PC to my router so the further away she is the less nagging i will get