G+_K Branch jr Posted October 22, 2017 Share Posted October 22, 2017 Networking question Do u need cat6 if your only getting 100Mbps and when do u need Business class set up I'm going to have at less 6 work-stations 4 game station Low-budget studio Quality Assurance hacker lab (k Linux Maker space/mechanic workshop Linux server / openNas Three security cameras IPphone/Skype Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Akira Yamanita Posted October 22, 2017 Share Posted October 22, 2017 No, you don't, but there isn't a big difference in price between Cat5e and Cat6 at this point. If you have some old cable lying around, that's fine, but I would stick with Cat6 if you're buying new cable. Business class generally adds: Somewhat better support options No bandwidth caps or throttling Option for a static IP address Option to open ports that are normally blocked (usually requires a static IP address) It's mainly about how you're actually using the service, not what's connected to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Jason Brown Posted October 22, 2017 Share Posted October 22, 2017 I second everything Akira is saying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Ben Reese Posted October 22, 2017 Share Posted October 22, 2017 Definitely what Akira said. And from what I've seen, most personal service has IPs that are pretty much static too - just not guaranteed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_John Sullivan Posted October 22, 2017 Share Posted October 22, 2017 Cat 5e vs. Cat 6 is about your internal network, not what speed you're getting from your ISP. That is, you have multiple computers networked, what transfer speed do you want between them? If you want the fastest transfer rate, go with Cat 6. As for Business class Internet service, one advantage of that is that you can buy faster upload speeds. That is, with Consumer grade service, you may "only" (as you say) be getting 100 Mbps download, but what is your upload speed? 20 Mbps? 40 ? With Business class you should be able to buy 100 down/ 100 up (depending on what your ISP offers). The upload speed might be important to you depending on what you plan to do with your computers. You have gaming computers, are you doing online, multiplayer gaming? You will want fast download and upload speeds for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Ben Tyger Posted October 26, 2017 Share Posted October 26, 2017 Cat 5e can support up to 5Gb depending on the run length, qualify of cable, and of course the interfaces at each end point. As for do you need more bandwidth, that something you need to determine. On your router, see how much I/O is going out to the internet. How much traffic is being routed through the router but is staying internal? Are you dropping packets even before you hit full capacity? Is it CPU/RAM bound? These are the questions you need to ask yourself if a router upgrade is really needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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