Hi.

I have a 100 Mbit / second Internet connection. I currently use regular network / lan cable (RJ45) with Cat 5E which support up to 1 Gbit / second.

My understanding is, that since the cable I currently use (Cat 5e) supports up to transfer of 1 Gbit / second, I don’t need any higher standard cable since my Internet’s max speed is 100 Mbit / second.

Is my understanding correct? Or will using a higher / newer standard lan cable (e.g. Cat 7 or 8) somehow increase my internet speed?

In the same way, my WiFi router is using WiFi version 4 which supports up to 600 MBit / second. Considering my max Internet speed is 100 MBit / second, will switching to a newer router that supports Wifi 5 or 6 help in any way?

Thanks!

  • National_Jellyfish@alien.topBEnglish
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    11 months ago

    It doesn’t matter what cable you use on the inside of your house ( LAN) You will not change the speed of your Internet (ISP WAN) unless they change it. That being said, what you will change by upgrading the cables is the speed at which 2 or more of you cabled devices ( NAS, computer, servers etc.) communicate. As far as the Ethernet cable is concerned, I wouldn’t spend money on anything but CAT 6 maybe CAT6A. The rest of them are not worth it. If you want a better cable for really short distances use DAC cable SFP+

  • jmbre11@alien.topBEnglish
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    11 months ago

    Keep your existing cable no need to upgrade. For new runs cat 6 is good for most people especially in a home. There is little to no difference in price of cat 5e and 6 at this point. I have seen where cat 5e is actually more.