Cat6
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Pros
- But cat 6 is able to do that as well at short distances.
- Cat6 is what I'd go with, nowadays. For fixed installations, I'd use either 23 or 24AWG (the higher the AWG, the thinner the cable) solid conductor cables. Those will handle 10GbE up to 50 meters or so, and are much easier to handle than...
- Cat 6 or Cat 6A is more likely to actually be reliable.
- Unless you are running it next to a nuclear reactor, you don't need any of this shit. Get plain old Cat6.
- I would add that if it is not Cat5 or better, use the old telephone wiring to pull new Cat6 or 7
Cons
- Not sure if CAT6 would be okay, but technically it's built for POE, but it think it's delivered over 4 wires?? I would feel safer using 18/2 cable that's meant for the application.
- Cat6 is good for 250mhz over 100 metres but can do 400mhz over about 50 metres.
- By the way - you don't need Cat 6. Cat 5e cable costs less and is perfectly fine for residential applications.
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What redditors said (10 of 63)
But cat 6 is able to do that as well at short distances.
Cat6 is what I'd go with, nowadays. For fixed installations, I'd use either 23 or 24AWG (the higher the AWG, the thinner the cable) solid conductor cables. Those will handle 10GbE up to 50 meters or so, and are much easier to handle than CAT6.
Not sure if CAT6 would be okay, but technically it's built for POE, but it think it's delivered over 4 wires?? I would feel safer using 18/2 cable that's meant for the application.
Cat 6 or Cat 6A is more likely to actually be reliable.
Unless you are running it next to a nuclear reactor, you don't need any of this shit. Get plain old Cat6.
I would add that if it is not Cat5 or better, use the old telephone wiring to pull new Cat6 or 7
It looks like we'll be fine with CAT6 (non CCA) cable.
Ethernet cable: Should I ask for unshielded solid copper CAT6 cables? >>> Yes. Only 100% solid copper wire. Unshielded is fine.
You can probably run cat6/cst6a if the cable run is less than 100 meters and be good.
No special cable is needed for POE+ - just get your CAT6 and you'll be fine.
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