CAT

[arielbeje]

So i have an up to 100Mb/s connection, and I want to get a new ethernet cable.

I want to know which type I should get(CAT5/6/7).

[Textosterone]

CAT 6 or 7

[Bl00dgod]

cat7 should be your choice

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO/IEC_11801#CAT7

[Oshino Shinobu]

CAT 5e has enough bandwidth for your connection, and is the most common right now. If it's just a patch lead, then it doesn't really matter, provided it's not a very long cable, but if you're wiring everything up, CAT6 would be what I'd go for. 

[leadeater]

For 10/100/1000 Mbps connections there is no difference between Cat 5e through to Cat 7a. Higher Cat standards really only matter for 10Gbps+ connections.

 

The Cat 7 and higher standards are not even certified yet just so everyone knows. Also they use screened and foiled cabling which is a real pain to work with and if you damage the cable it can have extremely bad side effects, ground loops etc. You also have to use properly grounded patch panels. Cat 6a is as high as you currently want to go.

 

Cat 5e 1Gbps, up to 100M

Cat 6 1Gbps, up to 100M

Cat 6a 1Gbps, up to 100M

Cat 7 1Gbps, up to 100M

Cat 7a 1Gbps, up to 100M

 

Spot the difference?

[pspfreak]

Cat?

Basically any Ethernet cable except for a cheap ass Chinese flea bay pos should work for 100mbps no problem.

[ManWithBeard1990]

For such low bandwidth any old ethernet cable will do. Get Cat5e as it's good enough for Gigabit when you get gear that supports it.

[arielbeje]

how long is the cable run. the longer the run, the higher the category as it's to do with quality and shielding which will prevent signal corruption and loss from external factors

Maybe 5 meters.