Thread: Recommendation for router
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Old 10-01-2005, 15:04   #8
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Re: Recommendation for router
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Originally Posted by charikaar
Zovat wrote
"you will need to run a straight through Cat 5 cable from each PC to the router, and another from the router to the CM/STB"

is there any difference between cat 5 and cat 5e because i can't find long enough cat 5 cable in my area.

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Charikaar

Not for the purposes of NTL connection. Basically Cat 5e cable is needed if you want to use a gigabit (1000Mb/s) network. Your NTL connection is currently 1.5Mb (at most) and even if you have a home network, you are not likely to need more than 100 Mb/s

Having said that for a 100Mb/s or below network, you can use the two cables interchangably.
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