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Network cables sleeve markings - new build
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So here's the root of your problem; if you'd either said nothing or asked for Cat 5e cabling you would have got Cat 5e cabling like the other plots.darkcloudi wrote: »I told them install Cat 5
You specifically asked for Cat 5 cabling so that's why your cables aren't marked as being Cat 5e.0 -
So here's the root of your problem; if you'd either said nothing or asked for Cat 5e cabling you would have got Cat 5e cabling like the other plots.
You specifically asked for Cat 5 cabling so that's why your cables aren't marked as being Cat 5e.
From what people have advised Cat 5 is obsolete and you cannot purchase this since 2009, and has been replaced with Cat 5e. (NOTE: The new cable is dated 2017)0 -
I've asked the question on a network forum, as the question may be best suited there.
Thanks again for those that assisted.0 -
darkcloudi wrote: »From what people have advised Cat 5 is obsolete and you cannot purchase this since 2009, and has been replaced with Cat 5e. (NOTE: The new cable is dated 2017)
Cat 5 may be obsolete but if you specifically asked for it then they could have used the cheapest rubbish cable they could get to save some money as Cat 5 only has to support 100 Mbits/s.0
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