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zulumike99
Aspirant
Oct 04, 2019

Orbi RBR50 and 6acat cable

Hello Netgear Community:

 

The Orbi50 I am using came with a 5e flat wire cable that connects to the cable modem. I plan on upgrading the cable from the computer to the Orbi50 router in my network to 6a cat. Should I also upgrade the Orbi50 cable to the cable modem from 5e to 6a to receive any maximum benefit?   Regards, Mike        

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  • FURRYe38's avatar
    FURRYe38
    Guru
    Oct 04, 2019

    CAT6A is large inwall cabling, not meant for patching in between two devices. CAT6 is recommended for patch cables in between LAN devices. CAT6 and 6A is rated for 10Gb speeds, when and if we ever see that. :smileywink:

     

    Some in box lan cables are not made well. I recommend you get good quality LAN cabling from online retailers. 

  • CrimpOn's avatar
    CrimpOn
    Guru
    Oct 04, 2019
    zulumike99 wrote:

    Should I also upgrade the Orbi50 cable to the cable modem from 5e to 6a to receive any maximum benefit?   Regards, Mike        

    For the short distance between Orbi and modem, the cable Netgear provided in the box is fine.  The cables are simply not long enough for the "special twists" in Cat6 cable to have any effect.  On the other hand, Cat6 cables are really inexpensive and come in lots of lengths.  I recently got Cat6 cables in 1ft, 2ft, 3ft, 5ft, 7ft, 10ft. and reduced my "cable clutter" a lot by tailoring the cable to the distance it needs to reach.