Believe it or not Lowe’s have them !!!
73 John W Holmes K4VMG
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Good to know. Any local suppliers
Good to know. Any local suppliers you recommend for CAT8?
-Kristan
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On Sunday, March 10th, 2024 at 12:40 PM, John Holmes wrote:
> The Cat5e is basically a Cat5 with 4 pairs connected and many Cat5 labelled
> cables will be cat5e it’s
Here's another good reference that gives the data transmission speed and cable
rating.
https://www.intopix.com/blogs/post/Ethernet-categories
-Kristan
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On Sunday, March 10th, 2024 at 12:35 PM, gshockxcc via BVARC
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The Cat5e is basically a Cat5 with 4 pairs connected and many Cat5 labelled
cables will be cat5e it’s almost impossible to tell until you test. So
basically some Cat5 will do 1000 some won’t. Like I said best to go Cat8 as the
cost is not much different
73 John W Holmes K4VMG
John,
I believe that CAT5 only goes up to 100Base-t, not 1000.
https://www.cdw.com/content/cdw/en/articles/hardware/cat5-vs-cat6-ethernet-cables.html
So the maximum bandwidth is only 100 Mbps at 100 Mhz. Please correct me if this
reference is wrong.
-Kristan
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Most welcome, it’s a nightmare sometimes trying to understand all this stuff
73 John W Holmes K4VMG
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Thanks, John. I really appreciate the compliments.
If anyone has other comments to add or support anything I mentioned, I'm always
happy to learn. I'm no expert by any means.
-Kristan
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On Sunday, March 10th, 2024 at 11:17 AM,
Don’t confuse the CAT5 maximum frequency 100Mhz with the maximum throughput
which is up to 1000BASE-T which is more than capable of 1 gigabyte when all 4
pairs are connected. That said I use CAT8 on my system because the difference
in price is minimal
73 John W Holmes K4VMG
GM all,
This is an outstanding article from Kristan and hits everything you need to
know to improve your
home networks! Before you throw out your old CAT5e cable though, it is
worth noting it can run up to 1 Gbps at 330 feet, but you are pushing it
to the limit. Shorten that distance a bit and
Ron,
Xfinity provides a link where you can check if your device is "approved" for
use with Xfinity internet. That just means that they tested it and confirmed
that it works.
https://www.xfinity.com/support/articles/list-of-approved-cable-modems
Click on "My Device Info" to check specific
Definitely useful.
Keep in mind which connections are stiff and which need to be flexible.
Strain relief makes connections last much longer, as does pretty much
any mechanical support.
Self-fusing tape will need to be cut off carefully, and it can squeeze
into crevices. I sometimes use a
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