My Cat 6 10/100/1000 Home Network Installation

[Yankee]

Hi,

I wonder what the max speed would be then for CAT5E.   I just
opened a package and replaced wireless with ethernet today.

Only 30 feet of cable, and the cable is somewhat flimsy, but
gets around the corner well and works fine.

FF

[djohnston]

I wonder what the max speed would be then for CAT5E.

Supposedly, 1 Gbps.

Category 5e: With the need for higher speeds, Gigabit Ethernet has become the new replacement for Fast Ethernet. To make it work, Cat 5e extends the life of Cat 5 cable. It can run at a maximum of 1,000 Mbps.

Category 6: Cat 5e can run at gigabit speeds, but with 10-Gigabit Ethernet on the horizon, Cat 5e has stretched the Cat 5 standard to its limits. Cat 6 can currently run at 1,000 Mbps (1 Gbps). The Category 6 specification was released for publication very recently, however as designed, Category 6 cabling will be able to support speeds up to at least 10 Gbps.

Source

[Yankee]

I wonder what the max speed would be then for CAT5E.

Supposedly, 1 Gbps.

Well they are both very strong cables then.   That's 125 MB/s.   I doubt I'll
ever get an internet that's over 5 or 10 MB/s.

THX

FF