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Bmxpunk86pl
11-08-01, 06:30 PM
whats the difference between:

cat 5
cat3
10baset
100baset
utp
stp
engjohn
11-08-01, 08:55 PM
Originally posted by Bmxpunk86pl
whats the difference between:

cat 5
cat3
10baset
100baset
utp
stp

Cat5 - catagory 5 network cable, 4 pairs of 2 cables twisted in a cable. (100-1000Mbs)
Cat3 - catagory 3 network cable, ? pairs of 2 cables twisted in a cable.

10 - 10Mbs Base - baseband network T - twisted pair
10 - 10Mbs Base - baseband network 2 - 200 meters (actually like 185 - thin net)
10 - 10Mbs Base - baseband network 5 - 500 meters (thick net)
10BaseT - 10Mbs (Megabits a second network) usually over cat5.
10Base2 - 10Mbs over coax (thin net)
10Base5 - 10Mbs over coax (thick net)
100BaseTx - 100Mbs over cat5.
UTP - Unshielded Twisted Pair (cat5, cat3, etc...) (or the joke UN-twisted pair)
STP - Shielded Twisted Pair (Or the joke single twisted pair)
Dissolved
11-09-01, 05:34 AM
Originally posted by engjohn


Cat5 - catagory 5 network cable, 4 pairs of 2 cables twisted in a cable. (100-1000Mbs)
Cat3 - catagory 3 network cable, ? pairs of 2 cables twisted in a cable.

10 - 10Mbs Base - baseband network T - twisted pair
10 - 10Mbs Base - baseband network 2 - 200 meters (actually like 185 - thin net)
10 - 10Mbs Base - baseband network 5 - 500 meters (thick net)
10BaseT - 10Mbs (Megabits a second network) usually over cat5.
10Base2 - 10Mbs over coax (thin net)
10Base5 - 10Mbs over coax (thick net)
100BaseTx - 100Mbs over cat5.
UTP - Unshielded Twisted Pair (cat5, cat3, etc...) (or the joke UN-twisted pair)
STP - Shielded Twisted Pair (Or the joke single twisted pair)

i knew some of that hehe
Bmxpunk86pl
11-09-01, 01:41 PM
oh thanks
Bmxpunk86pl
11-09-01, 01:42 PM
so if i have a cat 5 nic then i could use 100baseTx or UTP cable?
Dissolved
11-09-01, 04:41 PM
Originally posted by Bmxpunk86pl
so if i have a cat 5 nic then i could use 100baseTx or UTP cable?

just buy cat5 cable... www.belkin.com has a good sort of them, altho there a bit costly for them, but they are really good.
engjohn
11-11-01, 01:48 AM
Cat5 is a type of cable, the speed of the NIC is a seperate issue.

The speed at which your network runs is dependant on the NIC's.
If you buy 10Mb NICs you will have a 10Mb network. If you buy 100Mb NICs you will have a 100Mb network. This is assuming you purchase a 10/100Mb HUB/Switch.

99% of all network cable is Cat5 UTP. This is what you want.
You have no need for STP, Cat3, or Coax.