scodavis Posted March 5, 2016 Share Posted March 5, 2016 I did some research but could not find the answer to this - will the Light-O-Rama hardware work equally with Cat 6 cable as well as Cat 5e? -Scott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis Laff Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 Yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k6ccc Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 57 minutes ago, scodavis said: I did some research but could not find the answer to this - will the Light-O-Rama hardware work equally with Cat 6 cable as well as Cat 5e? -Scott LOR networking is operating FAR slower than a high speed ethernet connection, so it makes no difference at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ItsMeBobO Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 The cat6 cable is thicker. It is hard to fit two cables for daisy chaining through the holes of PC controllers. The rubber caps provided with CCP/B controllers are also too small for cat6. Go with the cat5e. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scodavis Posted March 6, 2016 Author Share Posted March 6, 2016 Thank you all for the quick responses. Bob, unfortunately I just bought the Cat6 cables (before seeing your reply) so I'm kinda stuck now. I'll find a way to make it work. -Scott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis Laff Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 I use all cat6 it works just fine it's not that much bigger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ItsMeBobO Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 What type of head on the cat6? Flexboot zeroboot? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scodavis Posted March 6, 2016 Author Share Posted March 6, 2016 (edited) I got Flexboot. I'm not planning on using any CCR stuff for a long time - just LOR controllers. Worth noting - for my day job, I actually work in the IT department for a local school district. Our enterprise network uses both Cat5e and Cat6 cables, but we pretty much buy and make only Cat6 now because the price difference is minimal and they are a bit more robust. I was just making sure that the LOR hardware didn't have any trouble communicating on them. Edited March 6, 2016 by scodavis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgrant Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 I also use Cat6 on everything with no issues Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gsmith37064 Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 Cat6 here as well. Mine has the boot. No issues what so ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jstorms Posted March 7, 2016 Share Posted March 7, 2016 CAT6 is made so it can handle gig traffic. It is overkill in a LOR application, but won't hurt you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldjazz143 Posted May 2, 2016 Share Posted May 2, 2016 Cat5 is good for 100mpbs Cat5e is good for 1000mpbs this can also be used in many lengths up to 350 ft before cross talk will cause issues if you have a bundle of wires together. Cat6 is good for up to 10gig. In lor it does not transmit speeds this high even in the e1.31. There is nothing wrong with using better wiring but if your looking for cost that is where you should make your decision. If you decide to bury any of these wires they make What is called a flooded cable. Using flooded cable will have longevity if you keep the wiring up year round underground. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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