Question about Ethernet Ports

[Benjji]

Hey Guys,

So I have a Cat 6 ethernet port in the room where the router is, and then I have the same Cat 6 ethernet port into my room. This is so I can game using ethernet.

Since the ports are Cat 6, would it matter if I used, for example;

The room where the router is: A cat 5e cable from the router into the port.

Then the port in my room: A cat 6 cable from the port to my computer? 

I've noticed I've been getting 10-20% packet loss in Fortnite (This probably doesn't effect it)

But my question is, will running a Cat 6 cable from the router into the port benefit me, or will it not have any effect?

Thanks, Benjji.

[FloRolf]

No effect unless the cable is like 100m long.

 

 

 

Edit: also Cat6 is not a port but a cable. The port is RJ45. 

[Benjji]

 

Just now, FloRolf said:

No effect unless the cable is like 100m long. 

okay cheers

[Silver47]

These standards are backwards compatible, so the use of a 5e cable should definitley not be an issue. The packet loss is more of a hardware thing and probably caused by your router, switch or network adapter, if its on your end anyways. Could also be a server-sided or infrastructure problem with interferences causing packet loss.

[Stryker_01]

4 hours ago, FloRolf said:

No effect unless the cable is like 100m long.

 

 

 

Edit: also Cat6 is not a port but a cable. The port is RJ45. 

though there is a such a thing as a Cat6 class RJ45 port/patch point