#1 is right, better not skimp if you can since a lot can go wrong in 10+ ft. An Intel network communications engineer said it best 10 mbps was similar to trying to hear someone yelling at you with a microphone in a quiet room 100 mbps was similar to trying to hear someone yelling at you in a noisy restaurant 1000 mbps was similar to trying to hear someone talking next to an airplane jet engine before take off 10 gbps was similar to trying to hear someone whispering during a nuclear explosion.
Unshielded cable- avoid it if you can...
What he said. The longer the cable, the more likely you will have trouble if not shielded.
#1 is right, better not skimp if you can since a lot can go wrong in 10+ ft.
An Intel network communications engineer said it best
10 mbps was similar to trying to hear someone yelling at you with a microphone in a quiet room
100 mbps was similar to trying to hear someone yelling at you in a noisy restaurant
1000 mbps was similar to trying to hear someone talking next to an airplane jet engine before take off
10 gbps was similar to trying to hear someone whispering during a nuclear explosion.