Network cables sleeve markings - new build

Chino · 10 August 2018 at 4:02PM

darkcloudi wrote: »

I told them install Cat 5

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.

darkcloudi · 10 August 2018 at 4:11PM

Chino wrote: »

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From what people have advised Cat 5 is obsolete and you cannot purchase this since 2009, and has been replaced with Cat 5e.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)

darkcloudi · 10 August 2018 at 5:21PM

I've asked the question on a network forum, as the question may be best suited there.

Thanks again for those that assisted.

takman · 11 August 2018 at 12:08AM

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From what people have advised Cat 5 is obsolete and you cannot purchase this since 2009, and has been replaced with Cat 5e.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.

Network cables sleeve markings - new build

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