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deadlyllama

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#283873 16-Mar-2021 21:01
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My old roll of Cat5e is finished. I have Cat5e wall jacks /etc and a new-to-me house to run some cables in.

No one has Cat5e solid core in stock that I can find in Wellington. Will I regret using Cat6 punched down on my Cat5e jacks?

I only need to pass Gigabit Ethernet and some PoE.

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  #2675787 16-Mar-2021 21:04
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its different gauge isnt it? might make it harder to terminate




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  #2675789 16-Mar-2021 21:09
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Alternatively if someone in Wellington has 20m of solid core Cat5e they don't need...



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  #2675802 16-Mar-2021 21:24
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I have done it, and it worked fine. All my countertop sockets in the shed are trademe cheapie 5e ones on cat6 - all work fine. I didnt risk it at the patch end because that has runs that matter in it.





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  #2675834 16-Mar-2021 21:43
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It will work fine


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  #2675871 16-Mar-2021 22:41
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OK I'll go and buy 20m from J A Russell then, don't need a 305m roll

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  #2675896 17-Mar-2021 06:41
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Mixing cat5e and cat6 cable and mechs is fine, no issues.

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