Questions tagged [cat5e]
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Cat6 Cable Issue. Driving me Nuts - Help Please
I have a 180’ cat6 connecting main house and guest house. It’s been working for 6 months no issues. Two days ago it stopped. I checked one of the end point and it was loose to I Re-crimped T568B on ...
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Home LAN Setup - Poor transfer rate
Trying to setup local LAN in my home. Have Verizon 1GB FIOS connection (CR1000A router) coming in using ethernet cable to the main router.Have an extender(Model E3200) in the basement that has GB LAN ...
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Cat 5e in wall what cable to use to my pc?
I have an ethernet cable in the wall and it is cat 5e. If I use a Cat 6 from the wall to my PC, will it make it better than using a Cat 5e from the wall to my PC?
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Cat5e as USB extension cable
I need an 8 meter long usb 2.0 extension cable. I've looked at commercial solutions like active USB cables, USB over Ethernet extenders etc, but I think it's a bit overkill for what I need. They're ...
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Ethernet wall socket not connecting
I have an ethernet wall socket wired (the relevant one is #16):
...and my ethernet wall socket (the right side is ethernet, the left is a phone line):
When I connect via ethernet to my router, I get ...
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Ethernet wall socket stack to 100 mbps
I'm living in a recently built apartment in Germany. There are many ethernet wall socket in each room. When connected my Macbook to the router directly with a cat 5e cable I can get around 800 mbps ...
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Computer working with Cat 5e but not Cat 6 on different port
I have a Windows 10 computer from a few years ago and a modem/router (ARRIS) connected through a cat 5e cable and everything works well; I get gigabit speed (which I don't need). If I plug the ...
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CAT5E Troubleshooting
I ran CAT5E through the walls in my house today. Everything looks fine but when I crimp the ends and attach them to my Rogers modem the cables are not working. I thought I was crimping it wrong but ...
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Cat5E wall plate wiring: Used the diagram that came with the wall plate. It doesn't work. Any suggestions? Turns the switch port light off
I ran a CAT5E cable from a functioning switch port and cut one end off and installed a wall plate, using the wiring color code per the chart with the wall plate. When connecting to a computer via a ...
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Is Cat 5/5e/6 cable function quality binary or continuous?
Year ago I picked up an RJ45 crimping tool and have been making my own Ethernet cables periodically ever since. I'm definitely not as adept as a pro who assembles these things all the time though, so ...
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Routing solid copper Cat5e directly to switch
I'm upgrading a house from wifi to a wired connection.
The house has a basement, 1st floor, 2nd floor, 3rd floor.
The internet connection is 300mbps.
I've read a lot about patch bays and wiring ...
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I just ran about 30' stranded Cat5E through my attic and down a cathedral wall, is this proper?
OK, the company I work for wants me to start working for home. But in order to do so I need a solid connection no wireless, as the VoIP will be using a Meraki router attached to me router. I prefabbed ...
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Performance hit when using CAT6 extension cable
I know (because of this question) that mixing CAT5e and CAT6 is not supposed to matter, but when installing a wired network I did run into the following problem - persistenty:
When adding a CAT6 ...
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100mbps speed on a gigabit switch
Disclamer: I'm a total network noob. I'm setting up a home network. I have a small cheap gigabit switch (D-Link dlinkgo GO-SW-8G). I've placed it in a central(ish) location in my apartment and have ...
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Can a single cat5e cable be used to transmit RS232 and 100BaseT?
Ive got a single cat5e cable running from point a to point b. I need to run RS232 and 100BaseT over it.
I know i can get 100BaseT over the cable by using only 2 pairs. But can i use the remaining 2 ...
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