Question about ethernet LAN cables?

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speex123

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Hello Everyone.

I am planning to add my second router on the second floor of my house connected to the Main router on the first floor living room via LAN cable. I have estimated that the LAN cable length I need is around 70 to 100 feet. Now my question is what type of LAN cable should I buy? I have been hearing about these CAT5 and CAT6 LAN cable, the basic way I understand it is that they have really good quality in transmitting data.

I also took a picture of the LAN cable I saw in ACE hardware, they also offer a custom length LAN cable. CAT 5E Customized Length, Image.

The variety of LAN cable's I saw is attached here:
CAT 6 12 Meters - Image.
CAT 5E 25 Ft - Image.
CAT 5E 12 Meters - Image.

Lastly, do you think it is worth buying the customized CAT 5e length? because it seems that is the only way I can have a 70 to 100 feet LAN cable.

Thanks in advanced!
 
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Unless you are have 10g interfaces in your equipment and you are going short distances you should use cat5e. Generally someone that has actually has 10g interfaces does not really uses cat6 they use cat6a or cat7 since those can go 100m and its not worth the risk . That said once in a while you can find cat6 cables on sale cheaper than cat5e so it does not hurt to buy them they will work exactly the same.

I am going to bet it is cheaper to buy 100ft cable than to have a custom one built. It is a tough call when you only need a single cable. You trade off paying shipping to paying to buy at a retail store. I would shop around some more ACE hardware is known for being rather expensive. You can get some cables even at walmart and...
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The official standards are saying that max. lengh for Ethernet cable is 100m.
The history now the cases where the ethernet was still working on 150m but it is highly not recommended due the signal loss.
As you need only 30 m both cat 5e and 6 will work.
 
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bill001g

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Unless you are have 10g interfaces in your equipment and you are going short distances you should use cat5e. Generally someone that has actually has 10g interfaces does not really uses cat6 they use cat6a or cat7 since those can go 100m and its not worth the risk . That said once in a while you can find cat6 cables on sale cheaper than cat5e so it does not hurt to buy them they will work exactly the same.

I am going to bet it is cheaper to buy 100ft cable than to have a custom one built. It is a tough call when you only need a single cable. You trade off paying shipping to paying to buy at a retail store. I would shop around some more ACE hardware is known for being rather expensive. You can get some cables even at walmart and most stores like home depot carry cables. You can also buy bulk cable and put the ends on your self but when you talk a single cable even the cheapest tool to put the ends on likely would not pay for itself.

I like this site for cables but I am not sure it is cost effective for a single cable. You can dig around I guess and get ideas on pricing. They sell non standard length cables in various lengths under 100ft.

http://www.deepsurplus.com/Network-Structured-Wiring/Ethernet-CAT5e-Network-Patch-Cables
 
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I also think that you would be fine with cat5e cabling. You will need to buy a tool (a good one for Ethernet stripping and crimping will cost around fifty bucks) if you want to make your own cable and if you do not want to then, you can get a prefabricated Ethernet wire that should not exceed about 100 meters or about 330 feet. As long as you don't exceed the recommended length a prefabbed cable is fine but, if you need a specific length, you can either have one made at a cost or learn how to crimp the ends yourself. cat 5e is good for speeds up to one gigabit and that should be fine for a residential house Ethernet connection. Cat 6 can support 10 gigabit Ethernet but the technology is very new and probably would not be useful in your current set up.
 
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