Cat5e is fine for Gigabit Ethernet (supports up to 1Gb over max 328 feet / 100m). Cat6 and Cat6a support faster speeds, but also support 1Gb over max 320 feet. Unscreened or screened? Unscreened is fine in terms of supporting Gigabit speeds You use screened cables where you’re running cables near RF noise sources, or […]
