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frenchcl
Aspirant
Jul 22, 2016
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Ethernet Cable for Nighhawk R8000 - What to buy

I am far from a techie.   I need a longer cable that goes from my computer to my Router.  What kind of cable should I buy?   Help!!!
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  • aalexandrebeta's avatar
    aalexandrebeta
    Jul 23, 2016

    Nowadays users should buy at least cat6 cables or better cat7 cables!

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microchip8
Master
Jul 22, 2016

"Best" is hard to find and different people will tell you different things on which brand is best. Cat6 is just a category of cables as is Cat5e. The latter is suited for up to 1 Gbps speeds. Cat6 goes up to 10 Gbps

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aalexandrebeta
Master
Jul 23, 2016

Nowadays users should buy at least cat6 cables or better cat7 cables!

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    frenchcl
    Aspirant
    Jul 23, 2016

    Thanks so much.  Wll buy today.