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    Cat6 cord same as Cat5?

    Title pretty much says it all. Was wondering if a cat6 cord replaces a cat5 cord. Trying to hook up my ps3 to my router and I found a great deal on a cable but its a cat 6 cable.

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    It'll work the same. All cat cables (afaik) are backwards compatible.
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    CAT6 will work just fine, the basic wiring and connector is identical. CAT6 however does have stricter demands on accepted levels of cross-talk and interference, which means they are more shielded than the CAT5 variants. This results in a somewhat stiffer cable.
    Last edited by mmoca371db5304; 2011-08-06 at 03:01 AM.

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    Good deal, thanks for the info!

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