I decided to see if replacing Cat6 ethernet able with Cat8 makes any difference. I had my suspicions, I mean it shouldn’t but anecdotal evidence said “maybe”.
So I ran some quick iPerf tests.
Nope, not a bit of difference.
Cat6 vs Cat8 cable
Computer stuff...
When I had my house built 5 years ago the video company said to install CAT7 instead of CAT6, not because it is faster, but because there is extra shielding which makes higher speed connections more reliable. Since the wires were being buried in the walls it stood to reason to put the better cables in, since replacing them would be cost prohibitive. Additionally, there are lots of electrical wires in the walls and plenty of electrical interference. As future speeds increase that shielding becomes more important.
I don’t disagree.
Wow, that is weird. I would thought that Cat8 would be better. I know it does not make a difference, but I would still stick with Cat8 because it will at least future proof your network for a bit. Again that is up to you. What brand of cable did you go with? I ask because I have cable-masters and its really nice. I do not have fiber internet, I have DSL, but for my network, it made a huge difference. Also could the way your ISP had installed and have there servers set up be a factor also?
ISP has nothing to do with my internal network. Looks like my connection was/is already operating at max as it should be. I understand the “future proof” idea. Indeed many businesses are doing just that.
Ok, my bad on the ISP part. I had a brain fart. Happy that your connection is working at full speed. 🙂