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TomTom111

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Hello!

I have recently been tasked with networking a small office building.
I know my way around networking, and am proficient in the software front of the task.
However, this is the first time I will be solely responsible for the hardware aspect as well.

With that said, I recommended to my boss to use CAT6 cabling for higher bandwidth when we are expected to expand.

My question is this...
Where is a reputable place to buy CAT6 or CAT6e Ethernet cables and connectors in bulk, you guys can recommend?

--Thanks as always!
 
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Look for either Cat5e or Cat6A if you're going to get cable. Cat6 is approved for 10Gb, but only over shorter distances. Cat6A you can get 10Gb over longer distances. If you're just going to do gigabit, then go with Cat5e - it's more cost effective over Cat6
Do NOT get cable that is CCA.

I've picked up cable from monoprice.com - you can also get stuff from home depot or lowes, ebay (but watch for the CCA <- typically much cheaper on ebay)
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Look for either Cat5e or Cat6A if you're going to get cable. Cat6 is approved for 10Gb, but only over shorter distances. Cat6A you can get 10Gb over longer distances. If you're just going to do gigabit, then go with Cat5e - it's more cost effective over Cat6
Do NOT get cable that is CCA.

I've picked up cable from monoprice.com - you can also get stuff from home depot or lowes, ebay (but watch for the CCA <- typically much cheaper on ebay)
 
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Thanks for the reply!

What is CCA?

In terms of the 10Gb data rates for CAT6 and 6A, what is considered short distance, and long distance?

Say, if CAT6 will sustain 10Gbs over 100 ft. ~ 150 ft., that should work.
 
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Avoid CCA, got it!
And 55m runs is a bit close for my needs... I'll recommend CAT6A to them.
I'll check out the re-sellers you mentioned, and see what we can fit in the budget.

Thanks again for the reply!

This will give me a good place to start.
 
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If you are even thinking about 10g then go cat6a. Yes technically you can run it over cat6 for short distances but the rules actually says it must be certified so there is no actual fixed length value. Its put the cable in and test it with a meter and if it passes then you can use it for 10g. So you would have to test every cable to really be sure you could run it at 10g.

Most this is silliness. If you can afford 10g interfaces and the machines that can actually use them you can afford the extra expense to run cat6a.

So either run cat5e and save the money and in the future if you would ever really need 10g on the desktop you would have to run new cable. Or spend the money now and go to cat6a and hope you are still in the same building and it has the same layout when 10g gets to be common.

The average desktop machine has trouble running even at 1g. You run into other bottlenecks like the disk drive speeds pretty quickly. Maybe the main file server would benefit with a 10g interface but these are generally in a central data center generally close to the switch that has the 10g interface so you would not be running the cables though the walls.

 
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