Superhub Question about Cat 5 / cat 6

smallclone · 20-08-2015, 13:12

I have a superhub 1..........From this I put a Gigabit Router in modem mode, which connects via two Gigabit powerlines over Cat 6 to a Gigabit pc.

However, The superhub is conencted to the modem via cat 5e.

Would replacing the cat5e to cat 6 give any performance increase? Or is cat6 just a gimmick?

Thanks

Ignitionnet · 20-08-2015, 13:31

Wouldn't matter one bit over that length of cable.

smallclone · 20-08-2015, 13:46

Figured as much, cheers.

qasdfdsaq · 20-08-2015, 14:26

Cat 6 is a gimmick in any case, you don't even need Cat 5e to run gigabit, Cat 5 will do over short runs. As long as you have quality Cat 5e cables you can run gigabit up to 100m. Cat 6 is more beneficial for corporates running structured cabling, and Cat 6a is required to do full 10Gbps runs.

Kushan · 20-08-2015, 14:48

I only have one CAT. Do I need to get at least 4 more?

heero_yuy · 20-08-2015, 23:53

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kushan

I only have one CAT. Do I need to get at least 4 more?

Miaow!