Difference Between A Cat5 And Cat6 Ethernet Cable

The cable arrived promptly, thanks B&H Photo Video, unlike the standard yellow cat5, this Cat6 unlocks the newer faster connection from modern Xfinity routers; I was especially impressed with the fact that the cable is looser and less kinked than those cheap yellow cat5 cables. Great cable, no problems, worked straight out of the bag perfectly.

I like the white cat6 cable.

Plug and play home network expansion device - simply run a Cat5 or Cat6 cable from the home router to the switch and plug in up to seven more devices to the home computer network. Much faster and more reliable than Wi Fi - set up is a complete no-brainer.

This is the cheapest SFP+ switch (but reliable) I could find for my homelab. Many others are more expensive. After reading reviews on the Mikrotik SFP+ options I decided to stay with Unifi since I already had many Ubiquiti Ethernet switches and a controller in place. I am also connecting this to a Unifi 24-port via 1-Gb SFP as a link and connecting to my core switch via 10GbE over CAT6. Core switch is an FS.COM unit with a 10GbE Ethernet transceiver. No issues negotiating to 10GbE. The CAT6 cable run is probably under 50 feet. I am also using old Finisar transceivers without issue, but have not tried DAC cables yet. However, if you do not have a Unifi Controller in place perhaps wait for the new QNAP managed combo switches coming out. It will be a lot simpler. Or you can get the more expensive EdgeSwitch ES-16-XG.

Not much to say about an ethernet cable, except that it works.

Excellent extender. I prefer to use this wiht CAT6 cable

Short Ethernet cable that works.

Ethernet cable wet dream.

A Ethernet cable that works! And it was low cost.

I needed to run a USB cable from my computer to another device .. but the other device was about 30 feet away and normal USB just won't work at those distances. This little device allows you to run USB over a CAT5 (or CAT5e or CAT6) cable .. over a hundred feet. It plugs into a USB jack on the computer, thru an adapter to CAT5 cable, and on the other end connects to a small powered adapter and back to USB .. Works fine. A great way to extend the reach of USB. Completely transparent to the computer and to the external device .. no software required. Just connect and use.