Ethernet Cable Type?

[Hags]

What is the real difference between Cat5, Cat5e, and Cat6 ethernet cable.........and does snagless only mean that it wont tangle?

[jamesrpm]

I believe snagless refers to the connectors on the ends of the cables.

One of the differences between the cables is the twist per foot of the wires inside the jacket

[Panama Red]

As glc says, "google is your friend"!

http://www.panintl.com/CB-17-1.htm

[Vigo]

Cat 5e and 6 are the same cables with higher standards set for them. (6 being the newest and highest standard patch cable).

Since all cables get up to (at least) 100mbs a second it shouldnt matter to you unless you have a gigabit lan (cards and router) or you're using really long cables like 25ft+. Even then it probably won't matter much. Most of todays hubs,routers,nics top off at 100Mbs still.

A regular cat 5 cable will usually work just as well and theres a significant price difference. Id only go with a cat5e or 6 cable if I was setting up a gigabit lan (I dont think cat 5 was designed to handle gigabit speeds).

[bailey]

eathernet cat-5e cable is good up to 100 meters max.
also good up to 1000mbps