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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!!!
Nowadays users should buy at least cat6 cables or better cat7 cables!
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I need help. I need a longer ethernet cable from my computer to my router (Blackhawk R8000). I do not know what to purchase. Can someone tell me specifically what I need? Thanks.
Minimum a Cat5e cable. For future-proofing, get a Cat6 one
Thank you. I want to get the best as I work from home and need the best speed. So you think this Cat6 is the best? So if I go and ask fro a Cat6 e cable, I should have the correct one.
"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
