Viloxity@alien.topB to Home Networking@selfhosted.forumEnglish · 1 year agoIs a ethernet cable pointless if my router is in my room?message-squaremessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareIs a ethernet cable pointless if my router is in my room?Viloxity@alien.topB to Home Networking@selfhosted.forumEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square9fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareTheHDWiFiGuy@alien.topBlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year ago50ft is fine. So long as the cable is of ok quality and less than 300ft you’re golden. Current cable isn’t like the old stuff where colling too much caused issues. Also, this guy knows. Wireless is great, but wired is always better if possible.
minus-squareViloxity@alien.topOPBlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoAlright, I saw some people on other subreddits debating which type is better, Cat6 cat5e or wtv, does that matter much?
minus-squaretcp-xenos@alien.topBlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agodoes not matter for your purpose
50ft is fine. So long as the cable is of ok quality and less than 300ft you’re golden. Current cable isn’t like the old stuff where colling too much caused issues.
Also, this guy knows. Wireless is great, but wired is always better if possible.
Alright, I saw some people on other subreddits debating which type is better, Cat6 cat5e or wtv, does that matter much?
does not matter for your purpose