Cat 5 And Cat5e Whats Differance

[baz69]

im looking at doin a home wired network, been doin some looking and keep seeing cat 5 and 5e, what is the differance,which one will i need and do i have to buy long leads or can i buy it and cut it to length and what are the connectors called that you put on the end, are they like telephone sockets where the wires are pushed in with a special tool , any other info you can giv will be a great help especially if you dont get to technical lol,

many thanx

[Guest wolfie]

cat5 most commonly used for systems up to 100mbps can run 155mbps over short distances IIRC, cable consists of four twisted pairs (eight cables) three twists per inch, twisted to reduce RFI, easy system to wire and easy to connect, the plugs are Rj45's again easy to wire if you take your time and have the correct tools! and remember the correct colours code for the plugs! we once had an apprentice that was colour blind :) took us a while work out why all his plugs and sockets were duff ! mind you the over time putting his work right was nice :D

 

 

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