This article is a continuation of my previous articles on networking:
There are somethings we have always assumed as reasonable. One of those things is that when we buy into a technology like CAT 5e, it gives us a reasonable level of performance which is “not too bad” compared to later standards like CAT 6, the controversial CAT 7 or even CAT 8. Cat 7 Rj45 Connector
I have been shocked to see massive improvements all over my network (not just locally) when I have started to upgrade just one Ethernet cable connecting the port on my walls to the devices or switches in a room.
Interference is a thing — I agree; but I did not expect to see the kind of improvements I have been able to see merely by going from CAT 5e or even CAT 6/7 to CAT 8.
None of the wiring in my walls have changed. I hate the guy who put CAT 5e cables into three rooms just a few years ago. But all the recent ones are CAT 6.
Don’t buy “thin” cables like these. I think these are no good. The problem is that it is not too easy to know sometimes whether the cable is thick or not. I got these a long time ago, when I did not know any better. I know technicians who have come home and told me specifically not to get thin ethernet cables like these:
Too thin. I have these — but I use them to connect my IoT devices only:
“If you see something that’s not right, not fair, not just, do something about it. Say something. Do something.” — Rep. John Lewis
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