At the back where it steps in, up high on the wall.
Because the distance thing is just how the ability of the cable to control the attenuation of certain frequencies manifests itself. There could conceivably be a new standard that comes along and demands a shielded cable to even function, at which point you've not really gained anything by picking Cat6 over Cat5e.
Personally I'd put Cat6 in because the cable is hardly any more expensive than Cat5e and it's a bit nicer to deal with as the spine helps avoid it kinking. If I didn't like the added cost of the patch panels and outlets though I'd happily just put Cat5e modules in.
It's not worth trying to guess what future standards will do - if you were building a house 20 years ago you'd probably put telephone outlets everywhere because you might want a phone in several rooms, and to connect these new modem things to it. But now you need a DECT base station and some handsets, or you don't even bother with anything other than your mobile.
Because the distance thing is just how the ability of the cable to control the attenuation of certain frequencies manifests itself. There could conceivably be a new standard that comes along and demands a shielded cable to even function, at which point you've not really gained anything by picking Cat6 over Cat5e.
Personally I'd put Cat6 in because the cable is hardly any more expensive than Cat5e and it's a bit nicer to deal with as the spine helps avoid it kinking. If I didn't like the added cost of the patch panels and outlets though I'd happily just put Cat5e modules in.
It's not worth trying to guess what future standards will do - if you were building a house 20 years ago you'd probably put telephone outlets everywhere because you might want a phone in several rooms, and to connect these new modem things to it. But now you need a DECT base station and some handsets, or you don't even bother with anything other than your mobile.
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