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Shielded versus unshielded Cat 6

  • 30-10-2015 11:22PM
    #1
    72hundred
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    Can any one give real world examples of shielded being superior to unshielded for outdoor use?

    I've seen references to Cat 6 shielded being better but I doubt that it really matters for a domestic installation.


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  • #2
    ED E
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    It matters where RFI is high, in your home or garden this is unlikely to be the case.


  • #3
    damienirel
    Closed Accounts Posts: 949 ✭✭✭damienirel


    Think you might have meant emi - http://www.l-com.com/why-use-shielded-cat-6-cable-vs-unshielded-cat-6-cable

    In fairness its as applicable in a domestic situation as it as anywhere else. You will no doubt have electricity running close to ethernet lines throughout house. It will just mean that for high volume transfers over wire it will be slightly faster depending on lenght of runs etc. But it all depends on what you'll be doing on your network now and in the future. I wired my house with cat6a I found it impossible to buy the cable here in Ireland but that was 4 years ago. Other than that it was barely any more expensive - don't see why you wouldn't use it over regular cat6? Slightly bulkier think electricans don't like it because its extra hassle to strip the wires and why would they want the extra hassle.


  • #4
    mass_debater
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    Shielded is of no use useless you use the proper shielded rj45 crimps and all your individual devices are earthed which will be difficult with consumer grade stuff


  • #5
    damienirel
    Closed Accounts Posts: 949 ✭✭✭damienirel


    mass_debater wrote: »
    Shielded is of no use useless you use the proper shielded rj45 crimps and all your individual devices are earthed which will be difficult with consumer grade stuff

    Correct - it's only as good as it's weakest point. I used corresponding shielded sockets & an earthed rack before wiring with cat6a patch cables(got those on amazon - slightly more expensive) into a full gigabit switch - transfer speeds are great to be fair, I've noticed my hard disks are my bottleneck now. But of course it's easier to upgrade a hard disk than rip wiring out of walls.

    I would have opted for fibre but it wasn't really anyways affordable at the time.
    Office I had worked in had just moved all the internal networking to fibre - it was seriously impressive in terms of speed. That's over 4 years ago now. Surely it's in peoples houses by now? My advice is always install the latest technology you can afford - it ends up being a lot more expensive retro-wiring houses. But again it all depends on what you'll be using it for etc. I just wanted mine to be as fast as was possible without costing an absolute fortune.


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