Moving BT hub

Marc2180 said:
In response to those saying run cat5e from the ONT to where you want the router to sit, I would not recommend this. Cat5e is only rated up to 1000Mbps (1 gigabit). With new offerings of 1.8 gigabit and likely 2.5 gigabit in the future, you should run cat6 to future proof yourself to handle the bandwidth
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Meanwhile in the real world many of us have been running 10Gb over 5e for a long, long time at this point, the supported range is smaller, but unless you live in a home with a servants wing or try and wrap your house in a single piece of 5e, you shouldn't have an issue. Oh and if you're actually concerned about future potential bandwidth, the jump from 5e to 6 is minimal, you need to be looking at 6a. Realistically you need neither of those, good quality 5e is perfect for 10Gb.

ChrisD. said:
I run cat5e and above all over my house and run 10GbE over it. The rating is for 100m runs and in most cases doesn’t apply to runs in houses as they’re much shorter.
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I know it was 7am when you replied, but I think you may be confusing your standards or units? 6a does 100m, 5e is less than half that.
 
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Marc2180 said:
In response to those saying run cat5e from the ONT to where you want the router to sit, I would not recommend this. Cat5e is only rated up to 1000Mbps (1 gigabit). With new offerings of 1.8 gigabit and likely 2.5 gigabit in the future, you should run cat6 to future proof yourself to handle the bandwidth
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I hear what you’re saying and technically you’re right, and in reality CAT5e works fine and it’s easier to work along skirting boards etc.
 
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