Viloxity@alien.topB to Home Networking@selfhosted.forumEnglish · 1 year agoIs a ethernet cable pointless if my router is in my room?message-squaremessage-square25fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up10arrow-down1message-squareIs a ethernet cable pointless if my router is in my room?Viloxity@alien.topB to Home Networking@selfhosted.forumEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square25fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareViloxity@alien.topOPBlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoAlright, I saw some people on other subreddits debating which type is better, Cat6 cat5e or wtv, does that matter much?
minus-squareTheHDWiFiGuy@alien.topBlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoCat5e or better is fine unless you’re trying to do a 10Gb network (if your router can handle that) or have long runs. Whatever you’ve got is probably fine.
minus-squaretcp-xenos@alien.topBlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agodoes not matter for your purpose
Alright, I saw some people on other subreddits debating which type is better, Cat6 cat5e or wtv, does that matter much?
Cat5e or better is fine unless you’re trying to do a 10Gb network (if your router can handle that) or have long runs. Whatever you’ve got is probably fine.
does not matter for your purpose