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Dckl
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Jun 04, 2020

Rbs40 cat5e or cat6

Assuming I use cat 6 through out to plug into the main unit doesn’t make sense it use and get a benefit of using cat 6 Ethernet cables from the satellite unit RBS40 or no difference in performance with using cat5e?

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  • FURRYe38's avatar
    FURRYe38
    Guru - Experienced User

    CAT6 has better performance over 5e. CAT6 and dont mix CAT versions.