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Posted by Troubadour (Member # 83) on :

Can anyone please give me a quick run down on the differences?

Posted by Jutsa Notha Name (Member # 4485) on :

http://www.broadbandutopia.com/caandcaco.html

5e will make the network gigabit capable. 6 will allow it to transmit slightly better and eventually be upwards-compatible. Either will do fine, but consistency in the wiring is a plus (no mixing).

Posted by Troubadour (Member # 83) on :

As a bit of background I'm trying to source the network cabling for our new campus where we need to have gigabit to the destkop as we're doing video editing. Thanks for the link.

Posted by Jutsa Notha Name (Member # 4485) on :

You mean you're trying to guess which cables are which, or trying to find the best reasonable cost solution? If it's the latter, then you won't find much difference between the two. If the former, you're in for a painful time.

Posted by Troubadour (Member # 83) on :

I'm somewhere between the two, I'm afraid. [Wink]

Thanks for your help!