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Originally Posted by rumelk
I already have cat 5 prewired through the walls and it does not receive gigabit ethernet. The cat 5e however does. There is definately a difference between cat 5 (already wired) and cat5e/cat6.
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No there isn't. There is a difference between a faulty cable and a working cable.
Plain cat 5 is certified to meet all the requirements of gigabit ethernet.
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How would you get gigabit ethernet from a cat 5 cable?
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Plug it in.
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When i plug in a cat 5e/cat6 cable the computer, it automatically adjusts to gb ethernet, in comparison to the cat 5 cable which automatically goes to 100mb.
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Then your cat 5 cable is faulty.
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I understand what your saying that cat5 can receive gb ethernet, however it is not certified which is why a lot of people are questioning it. Cat 5 cable can reach gigabit in some scenarios, unfortunately for me, it doesn't.
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If your says cat 5 and is not certified to be cat 5 then it is not cat 5 cable. Your problem is fake cable.
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Just some links below i've been reading
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You've been reading misinformation. Even the first link you cited says cat 5 can do gigabit, but then claims it can't.
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Got in contact the with ebay seller and agreed to issue a refund for the dud cable! just had a look at how twisted the CAT6 cable should look like, and  how the cable i had did not look like that. Will get a picture of the supposed "cat 6" cable i have, in comparison to what it should look like.
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I'd be surprised if you can tell anything from the way the cable looks on the outside, other than it claims to be a type of cable that does not exist.
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I didnt use yellow tool. I stripped it with a set of pliers and then used the "string" inside the cable to rip the plastic sleeve to ensure that any "nicks" in the cable are cut off and freshly crimpted.
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Do NOT strip cables using pliers. At worst, use a stanley knife.