pc club guy New Member Mar 26, 2005 #1 im so happy im getting 1.5 - 3.0 adsl soon im just wondering what is the difference between cat-5 and cat-6 cables--??? im making a home network and i need a wireless card for my laptop but i dont know anything about these things is this a good card?> 2wire
im so happy im getting 1.5 - 3.0 adsl soon im just wondering what is the difference between cat-5 and cat-6 cables--??? im making a home network and i need a wireless card for my laptop but i dont know anything about these things is this a good card?> 2wire
C cell4me banned Mar 26, 2005 #2 Congrates...I upgraded my service I use to get 1.2mbps download speeds and since upgrade I now am getting 2.5mbps
Congrates...I upgraded my service I use to get 1.2mbps download speeds and since upgrade I now am getting 2.5mbps
red onion Member Mar 27, 2005 #3 CAT-5 is standard networking cable, capable of 100Mhz speeds. CAT-6 may go up to 400Mhz. If it is the same price as CAT-5, get the CAT-6; it will last longer into the future, especially if it is going into the walls.
CAT-5 is standard networking cable, capable of 100Mhz speeds. CAT-6 may go up to 400Mhz. If it is the same price as CAT-5, get the CAT-6; it will last longer into the future, especially if it is going into the walls.
