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CAT6 for LAN

  • 31-10-2010 3:37pm
    #1
    MargeS
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    Can a CAT6 ethernet cable be used to connect to a LAN where an RJ45 connection is the suggested cable to use?


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  • #2
    k123456
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    RJ45 is the connector at the end of the cable.


  • #3
    Capt'n Midnight
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    yes. It's just overkill

    Cat5 will do gigabit
    Cat5e will do gigabit with more connections en route - not needed for home use
    Cat6 will support higher speeds ONLY if terminations are done correctly, and connectors and equipment are also Cat6 - overkill at the moment and fibre would be faster too.


  • #4
    Jumpy
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    Capt'n Midnight wrote: »
    Cat6 will support higher speeds ONLY if terminations are done correctly.

    That is not a problem.

    the-terminator.jpg


  • #5
    maglite
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    While you can terminate with an RJ45, Cat 6 is thinker and harder to get in. 8P8C is the correct terminator, it allows for the insulation to be grounded.


  • #6
    Capt'n Midnight
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    maglite wrote: »
    While you can terminate with an RJ45, Cat 6 is thinker and harder to get in. 8P8C is the correct terminator, it allows for the insulation to be grounded.
    and 8P8C would be ?


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  • #7
    maglite
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    a slightly bigger rj45 that can ground the insulation


  • #8
    Giblet
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    Cat6 can be terminated with HDMI ;)


  • #9
    Capt'n Midnight
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    maglite wrote: »
    a slightly bigger rj45 that can ground the insulation
    RJ45 is the 45th type of jack to be have it's dimensions registered - this means you can't have bigger ones (unless you are talking about dimensions out side the socket)


    RJ11 is the standard phone line connection it has 6 pins but only 4 are connected so it's ONE type of 6p4c

    and yes you can get other types of 8p8c connections, there are at least two others that look like RJ45 at first glance, one is keyed to the side, the other has an off centre tab on top. and there are many many more types of 8 way connectors that look nothing like RJ's

    It's a bit like using the word Molex to refer to the connector used for hard drive power, ignoring the fact that the company Molex make about 100,000 other products many of which are connectors

    /Rant


  • #10
    PogMoThoin
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    Giblet wrote: »
    Cat6 can be terminated with HDMI ;)

    There are 19 wires in a HDMI cable


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