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| Thread ID: 119217 | 2011-07-11 10:36:00 | cat 5e got bent. will it be ok? | 8ftmetalhaed (14526) | Press F1 |
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| 1216088 | 2011-07-11 10:36:00 | Bought a new cat5 15m cable today. Laid it. Mum just tried shutting a door on it repeatedly. Casing has stretch marks, cable still works. I've stuck electrical tape on the bend and moved it and blu tacked it down, but will it be ok? I'm feeling rather frazzled and could use a bit of reassurance that my $16 cable I bought less than 12 hours ago hasn't turned into a waste of money. |
8ftmetalhaed (14526) | ||
| 1216089 | 2011-07-11 10:39:00 | It will probably be fine at 100Mbps at that length. It just may not get gigabit speeds anymore. |
CYaBro (73) | ||
| 1216090 | 2011-07-11 10:44:00 | Think the cable I use here is about 15m. And its running at GB speed. Altho that depends if youre using a GB switch / router | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 1216091 | 2011-07-11 10:45:00 | that's fine, i only have 100mbps ports on my modem. As I say, just really frazzled today. If it does break I guess I'll get it cut and remade and buy a joiner. thanks :) |
8ftmetalhaed (14526) | ||
| 1216092 | 2011-07-11 14:11:00 | If it is stranded core cable and not solid core cable, it should be fine. Cat5e is only good for 100mbps anyway, for gigabit, Cat6 cable is best. Cheers |
Iantech (16386) | ||
| 1216093 | 2011-07-11 20:40:00 | Might be - might not be. You can cut either side and join with a connector if it is dodgy. Maybe you should have run it under the house. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 1216094 | 2011-07-11 22:51:00 | If it still works then it's fine. If it randomly drops the connection or goes really slow then it probably isn't. Only way to find out is to just use it and see what happens. |
Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 1216095 | 2011-07-11 23:05:00 | rental. Drilling holes would have been better, or even installing another phone point. But such is life when you can't afford your own home. | 8ftmetalhaed (14526) | ||
| 1216096 | 2011-07-11 23:23:00 | I wouldn't worry about it too much, I've got one that runs the length of the house and it's had its fair share of bumps and knocks, several years old but still working perfectly. | Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 1216097 | 2011-07-12 00:08:00 | If it is stranded core cable and not solid core cable, it should be fine. Cat5e is only good for 100mbps anyway, for gigabit, Cat6 cable is best. Cheers CAT5e is rated for Gigabit. You don't have to have CAT6. |
CYaBro (73) | ||
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