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jama211today at 6:07 PM2 repliesview on HN

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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mrandishtoday at 7:56 PM

> 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.

jrmgtoday at 6:47 PM

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

The 1000Base-T spec predates Cat5e.