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#171499 20-Apr-2015 20:14

Just wondering if those in the know can shed light on a few basic questions I have.

I have a run of only about 20-25 meters from upstairs in my house where the ONT and Modem will sit down to a couple of gigabit switches that feed the rest of the house. I've read "Cat5e does 1Gbit at 100 meters." and not to bother with Cat6 - agree or disagree?

Does the ONT hold a static IP? i.e. will I get a static IP as a result of moving to fibre vs a dynamic assignment when ASDL drops?

If I upgrade from a huawei hg 630b to a 659/b will that be sufficient to futureproof me for the shift to gigabit speed when Spark finally enables it in Dunedin? The 630b only has megabit ports :(

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#1288083 20-Apr-2015 20:28

Cat5e will be fine.

The ONT doesn't give you any IP, your Router does, whether it is static or not depends on your ISP.

Hmmmm

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#1288094 20-Apr-2015 20:49

1. Cat5e is fine
2. The ONT is just a media converter - Fibre to Copper - it doesn't do any IP related stuff. Your router does. Static vs Dynamic is up to your ISP. If it is an unlimited plan then chances are it will be dynamic.
3. The 659B has gigabit ports so in theory is future proof, but don't know how grunty the processor is which may limit you at higher speeds.

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#1288142 20-Apr-2015 22:42

Technically your router only handles the IP addresses inside your home network.

The external IP you get and whether it is static or dynamic depends on your ISP.

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#1288154 20-Apr-2015 23:46

If I upgrade from a huawei hg 630b to a 659/b will that be sufficient to futureproof me for the shift to gigabit speed when Spark finally enables it in Dunedin? The 630b only has megabit ports :(

Yes the Huawei HG659 is sufficient for gigabit speeds. I know of one test case in Dunedin where it is working well on a 1000/500Mbps connection.

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#1290383 23-Apr-2015 20:07

Thanks guys I appreciate the advice and suggestions.

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#1290394 23-Apr-2015 20:42

Would there be any advantage in using Cat6?
The price is not too much more, and would give better future proofing.

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#1290429 23-Apr-2015 21:58

k1w1k1d: Would there be any advantage in using Cat6?
The price is not too much more, and would give better future proofing.

It really doesn't make much difference at all. The difference is the bandwidth increases from 100Mhz to 250Mhz (i think).

In a house I would use Cat6 to all my outlets purely so it can be used for other applications like HDMI over Cat 6 - whereas it takes two Cat5e cables to run HDMI.

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#1290441 23-Apr-2015 22:26

k1w1k1d: Would there be any advantage in using Cat6?
The price is not too much more, and would give better future proofing.

I'd use it now, because you can and not much extra cost.

It is a bit harder to install. But, it isn't a job you want to do more than once.

Yes, better future proofing.

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#1290455 23-Apr-2015 22:50

cat 6 is better if you are wanting to send power over the cable too, as it is thicker.

If gigabit is your aim, then 5e will be fine, but if you have easy access to get the cable thru etc then I would put in multiple cat6's incase you need to pass your lan back to by the ONT etc. Cable is dirt cheap compared to your time.

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#1291574 26-Apr-2015 00:08

paul151: Just wondering if those in the know can shed light on a few basic questions I have.

I have a run of only about 20-25 meters from upstairs in my house where the ONT and Modem will sit down to a couple of gigabit switches that feed the rest of the house. I've read "Cat5e does 1Gbit at 100 meters." and not to bother with Cat6 - agree or disagree?

Does the ONT hold a static IP? i.e. will I get a static IP as a result of moving to fibre vs a dynamic assignment when ASDL drops?

If I upgrade from a huawei hg 630b to a 659/b will that be sufficient to futureproof me for the shift to gigabit speed when Spark finally enables it in Dunedin? The 630b only has megabit ports :(

Cat5e is ok if installed correctly according to bend radius etc, but often better to do Cat6 to allow for degradation of the cable performance. Not sure why you would put the ONT upstairs, is it an aerial leadin cable? If you have somewhere you can put a home hub kind of cabinet then best to ask the installer to put the ONT there.

ONT's static IP is only a local one for doing the configuration, you dont see it. Your internet IP is set in the gateway router, and most ISPs would likely to be charging extra for static IP if dynamic IP wasn't good enough. Use dynDNS or similar to get around this problem.

I doubt you will notice a jump in speed for normal usage unless you are doing some serious work from a NZ-based server. It certainly won't help your ISP to buy more international bandwidth, even if they do!

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