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Originally Posted by The0range
If you're using the cable for router and router, router and pc, etc. use cross over
If you're using it for devices like router and switch, pc and switch, so on use straight
It don't see any disadvantages between standard vs solid cables, the only really difference is the type of connector used.
For the type of cable depends on what types of speeds you want. A CAT-5 cable will most likely only get 10-100 Mbps as a CAT-6 can reach up to 10 Gbps.
So in general get a cable that fits your needs to it. Looking at speed and use
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be careful with the difference between solid and stranded, solid wires are usually used inside walls as they do not need to bend as much, if they are bent back and forth the copper will metal fatigue and break but the stranded wires have much more flexibility and don't break as easily and are there for used between the wall and the application. the reason different connectors are used for solid or stranded is because the wires need to make good contact with the pins, so for stranded the crimp that makes contact with the wire is a little different than the solid wire crimp.