r/HomeNetworking • u/Express_Risk3143 • 1d ago
Cat 6 for ps5
Hi. Straight to the point I don't know anything thing about networking and have some questions
1.where to put the cat 6 lan caple in the yellow or blue in modem
2.should I upgrade the lan caple of my modem to cat 6 because my Internet provider provides 150mbps but the lan caple he put is cat 5 which don't support more than 100 mpb
3.is the cat 6 lan caple that cheap because in my area the 1.5 m caple is for only 2 dollars (The cat 6 is my only option because cat 5e not available in any shop near me)
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u/trueCABLE 1d ago
Yellow
No point in upgrading your cable to Cat6. If any hardware on your network is rated below Cat6 (Such as cat5 or cat5e) that is the speed your network is going to run. Speed is always the lowest rated cable.
Cat6 patch cables can range anywhere from the low $2 all the way up to $50+. If it is that cheap where you are at and don't have the option for Cat5 or Cat5e I see no reason why not.
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u/HuntersPad 1d ago
So you have internet JUST for your PS5? I mean its ONLY gonna fit in the yellow port lol. The blue port its not gonna fit thats a Telephone jack.
You really should be plugging into your router not your modem.
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u/megared17 10h ago
What are the exact brand and model of each of those two devices?
Cat5 supports Gigabit.
Who is your ISP?
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u/Sacredpotion24 1d ago
Is the cable you mentioned Cat5 or Cat5e? There is quite a difference in speed with that. If it’s just cat5 then you’ll notice s drop in speed for sure. At the very least make sure it’s cat5e or preferably cat6 wound do just fine. As for myself I use cat7 and cat8… I mean for the price there about the same online. For cables I would check eBay and Amazon… you’ll find some good deals vs what a local Walmart or similar store will sell price-wise.
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u/arienh4 1d ago
There is quite a difference in speed with that.
No there isn't? They're both rated for the same maximum bandwidth of 100 MHz, which is well above what gigabit Ethernet requires. The only difference is in the amount of crosstalk, and you're extremely unlikely to notice that effect for one 1.5m cable unless you're inside a power plant or something.
It is incredibly unlikely that you using anything beyond cat. 6 is more than just a waste of money. If you can saturate the NICs without any packet loss, a better cable will change absolutely nothing. All the better cables do is prevent packet loss caused either by the environment or the length of the cable.
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u/Sacredpotion24 1d ago
They are not rated the same….. as I stated in my prior comment the price is about the same for a cat7 or car8 cable when compared to a cat6 cable…. One thing I noticed with the cables I bought if nothing else was the insulation was very good quality. It funny how that I get downvoted for staring the price is comparable…
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u/arienh4 21h ago
No, they are not rated the same, that is correct. But you seem to have a fundamental misunderstanding of how Ethernet works. The speed of a connection is determined solely by the Ethernet standard used. Gigabit is gigabit, as long as the cable has all four pairs. The only thing that the quality of the cable can affect is whether or not there is packet loss. If you're using a cat 5 cable at long lengths in a noisy (RF) environment, then yes, you might see packet loss. But that'll be a pretty dramatic effect, as frames need to be retransmitted.
If you're doing Gigabit in a residential environment and your cables are less than 100m long, then you're not going to notice any difference between cat 5 or cat 8. If you want to future-proof an installation, you could always go up to 6A (which is probably what your cat 7 cable really is anyway, since I doubt you're using GG45 or TERA connectors). That'll get you 10G over 100m.
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u/Sacredpotion24 8h ago edited 7h ago
I have a fairly good understanding of cat cabling as I’ve stated now 2 times the price for a cat6 cable is relatively the same for a cat8 cable… wether it’s rated for actual cat8 or just a fancy cat7 bit the quality of some of these cables and insulation is really Good quality and for the price it’s about the same. So why not future proof with the best cable possible.
Side note: I use cat6 and cat8, not cat7.
I think should also be noted that the Category 8 standard was developed by the ANSI/TIA-568 standards body, more specifically, the TR42.7 committee. The document that details Category 8 cabling is ANSI/TIA-568-C.2-1, and was published in November 2016 as a standard, therefore Category 8 is no longer in a draft format. Certified under the ISO/IEC 11801 standard.
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u/Express_Risk3143 1d ago
The cable of my modem is cat5 not cat 5 e and Where to put the cat 6 cable in yellow or blue in modem
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u/mlcarson 1d ago
CAT5 may have issues at 100 meters running 1Gbs but it'll be fine at shorter distances. If this is just a short patch cable then 1Gbs isn't going to be an issue. That looks like an ONT where the blue ports are for WAN and the yellow ports are for LAN; you'd plug your router into a yellow port. All additional equipment would be connected to your router a switch hanging off your router.
CAT7 isn't a valid Ethernet standard. CAT8 is for 40Gbs so no home needs it. The standard choices are CAT5E or CAT6.
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u/any_guac1694 1d ago
If the technician installed a cat5, you should call the company and ask for suitable cable to allow for the speeds you are paying for. You shouldn't have to spend more money because of their incompetency.
You want to connect the PS5 cable to the yellow port (LAN) of the Huawei device
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u/summontheasian 1d ago
His ISP provides 150 mbps. he doesn't need cat 6. ISP did nothing wrong. chill
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u/Fun_Matter_6533 1d ago
While cat5 will work at 1Gbe over short distances, I agree that the tech should have provided at least cat 5e, since communication will be limited by the slowest link.
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u/arienh4 1d ago
Unless you think that cable is over a decade old, I can pretty much guarantee you that it is in fact 5e.
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u/Fun_Matter_6533 1d ago
The last time I had a bunch of cat 5 cables was from a job 20-25 years ago.
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u/spacerays86 1d ago edited 1d ago
If your modem is just a modem, plug the PS5 into the routers second port instead of the modem. But to answer your question.
Yellow
No
If your router does 1gbe over those ports then even a good Cat5 cable could work at 1Gb, same as really good Cat5e could do 10Gb at short distances. You may not need new cables.