Using Cat5e cable with Cat5 jack?? Can I still get gigabit?

Question

Hey Guys,

I have been running cat5e cable and have been using the Leviton quickport cat5e jacks to terminate the cables. However, I noticed that a couple of my jacks say just "cat5" instead of "cat5e" like the other ones.

They still has the same amount of termination zones for the wire.

So, my question is does it matter that it says just cat5 on that jack? Can I still get gigabit as long as I use a cat5e cable with that jack (by this I mean cat5e cable in the walls)?

Answer 1

It matters!

Explanation:

"Cat5 = If you plan on running at most 100 Mbps

Cat5e = If you plan on running at 1000 Mbps (1 Gbps)

Cat6 = If you plan on running at 1000 Mbps (1 Gbps) or more. Cat6 is better if you are in areas that have lots of interference ... "  more...

http://ezinearticles.com/?CAT5-vs-CAT5E-...

Glad to help

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