I plan to wire up my home, longest cable run per cable should not be more than 50m (2storey house, network equipment under the staircase) thinking of diy to save $$$. Cat 6 should suffix, use cat6a is waste $$ since not more than 50m right? Or even cat5e is enough? I heard cat6 & 5e price , what about cat6 & 6a?
Should I go for shielded or normal utp? If using shielded cat6 should go with shield jack(socket) otherwise as good as unshielded right? Similarly go for shielded plug? My understanding is go for shield if a lot of cables together or side by side with other electrical cable to prevent cross talk.
Are all plug & jack the same, or they also have cat5e/6 ?
Hope the experts here can advise.