Does Ethernet cable matter

TheGentry · 19 Jan 2015 at 10:21

So I finnally wired a Ethernet cable through my wall to wire my pc to the Internet its 15 meters long, and it's thin does how thin it is matter I know length does but shouldn't be that bad?

ChrisD. · 19 Jan 2015 at 10:28

If it's Cat5e standard, then largely no it doesn't matter.

SiriusB · 19 Jan 2015 at 11:52

I have come across loads of Cat5e cable that felt a bit thin. It's never been a problem as far as I can recall. The only thing I would say is that it will be much easier to bend it too tight and get the packets stuck!

At 15 metres I doubt you'll have any issues.

TheGentry · 19 Jan 2015 at 19:09

packets stuck? yeah hahahaha

mcwildcard · 19 Jan 2015 at 21:16

I was struggling with transfer speeds over my giga-network, so swapped the cat5 for cat6 cable, and it made a big difference.

sittin9duck · 20 Jan 2015 at 19:00

I was on Virgin Media 60mb (no problems with speed) and changed to the 152mb but could only get around 86mb on the cat5 cable I had. Bought a cat6 cable and now get the full 152mb. So quality of cable can make a difference.

APM · 20 Jan 2015 at 20:18

I bought something described as cat6 off ebay once that wasn't even twisted pair,crappest stuff I ever saw.