Cat5 cables were the best option for wired networking (also called Ethernet) for a long time. But since the release of Cat6, ...

Cat 6 is cable that's more reliable at higher speeds than Cat 5 or Cat 5e. They look pretty much the same; in fact, Cat 6 is backward compatible with Cat 4, so you can mix and match.

The place I'll be buying the cable from sells 100FT and 50FT lengths of cat6 for only $10 and $5 more than cat5e, respectively. Based on my rough measurements, I will only need about 110 feet ...

Welcome to another post in the series by Nick Locke, of Nicab Ltd, who has over 15 years experience in the electronics manufacturing industry specialising in interconnection cable assembly. This week ...

So, if you purchase a Cat 6 cable, it will work with both Cat 5e and Cat 5 networks. The main benefit of purchasing Cat 5 (or Cat 5e cables) is that they tend to be less expensive than their newer ...

Cat 6 cable also has four pairs of conductors, ... Yeah, the highest POE type says something about a max current of about 1 amp although with significant droop possible, ...