| ▲ | jama211 2 hours ago | |
And some cat5 cables will take gigabit speeds even though they’re not rated for it if they’re high quality enough too. | ||
| ▲ | mrandish 31 minutes ago | parent | next [-] | |
> 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. | ||
| ▲ | jrmg 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | |
Cat5 is rated for Gigabit over spans of up to 100 meters. The 1000Base-T spec predates Cat5e. | ||