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Comment by jama211

15 days ago

And some cat5 cables will take gigabit speeds even though they’re not rated for it if they’re high quality enough too.

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jrmg  15 days ago

Cat5 is rated for Gigabit over spans of up to 100 meters.

The 1000Base-T spec predates Cat5e.

  • jama211  14 days ago

    Oh cool

mrandish  15 days ago

> some cat5 cables will take gigabit speeds

Especially if the run is relatively short (<=100ft) and it doesn't run parallel to noisy power cables.

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