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Originally posted by baddog
well, as they say, a chain is only as strong as its weakest link, and since there are no CAT 6 connectors (that I am aware of anyway) I don't really see the point.
to be honest, I buy all of my materials at a wholesale supplies warehouse and they don't even offer CAT6 . . . . I only see that at CompUSA, or Frye's, or other retail stores, so I think it is just a marketing ploy.
I have not figured out what the difference is. A tighter twist? Better grade of copper? Prettier colors available for the insulation?
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Basically Baddog, Category 5 and Category 5e are tested to 100 Mhz (Category 5e providing more headroom) while Category 6 is tested to a minimum of 250 Mhz. While it started out, and still is largely a marketing ploy, there is a difference and new buildings, in my opinion, should be cabled to Category 6 specs