Can I use it with my CAT6 ethernet cord? I notice everyone keeps saying they used a CAT5 cord.
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Yes. 100Mb requires at least cat 5. Cat 6 is just better cable - capable of 1000Mb.
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Im pretty sure you could because CAT5 and 6 have the same connectors. The only problem I could think of is if you have really high data transfer ratesbut this may not be rated for CAT6 speeds but it should still work.
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Well I guess it depends on your internet provider, but I was in an apartment with one jack for an ethernet cable in the wall and plugged this product in. I plugged one ethernet cable from the wall to the device and then three ethernet cables coming out to my desktop, xbox, and sometimes even an extra xbox and never had any problems with connection. I would highly recommend this product to anyone. Helped me out for sure.
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It works perfectly fine with Cat 6 (mine was Cat6 plenum). I used this throughout my home three months ago, all connections tested correctly, and I haven't seen any issues at all.
960980
Hi Betty, I am not clear on exactly you are asking I guess. You should be able to take this router, connect it to your cable modem with the supplied cat5 cable and then run the setup with no problems. This is about as universal as you can get and will worth the price. Super impressed with the router so far. Hope that helps.
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I don't know. I connected a CAT5 cable to my device as part of my install and didn't test the HDMI cable for ethernet. The cable does a great job with video and audio. The HDMI specification states that it will transfer data up to 100 mb/sec, so you could give it a try.
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I believe you can also use Ethernet over the wire using the LAN-in / LAN-out ports, but the device that you power with this would need to support wired Ethernet for this to be useful. The Ethernet in/out is probably not useful in most situations in which I imagine this device is used, e.g. with an iPad. If you had a Raspberry Pi or some other device that runs off 5V power and also has an Ethernet port, then you could use this to provide both power and Ethernet.
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Same connector.. some have had problems with newer cat 6, something about the wire being thicker and difficult to push through. I have had no problems using them on cat 6.. I will say that before you insert cable you should trim the wire ends diagonally (cut wire on a angle, short-long) makes thicker wire easier to insert and prevent crossover...
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I used it with Cat6 and it worked great. I believe that all Cat 5-7 use the standard RJ45 connector so to answer your questions these should fit your cable.
1706163
Yes. CAT6 are delicate, but should work fine as long as you work carefully.
561645
No , you need to run a sepret Ethernet cord . One of the best cords is a cat 6
346286
The installation manual recommends Cat5, but according to this link (www.fixya.com/search/p1383259-netgear_fs105_5port_ethernet_switch/cat_des) Cat6 will also work with the FS105 switch.
196479
When I ordered my box in August it was cat6. Said so on the box and the wires were marked as such. However I do not recall the description stating cat 5. I am sure if you ordered it and it was wrong Amazon would allow free shipping for the return. One thing to be mindful is that the order may not come with the crimped and ends (mine did not). Nevertheless when I called Amazon to complain they refunded me 20 bucks. Btw my Ethernet run in buried conduit spanned about 110 ft. No issues; everything works great.
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Hello Jeffrey,I would recommend that you bury the cable. It does not have to be in conduit. Cat5 and Cat6 would be the same in this regard.Thank you for your question.Taylor W.VIVO
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The standard says 102m (~340ft) is allowed, and (all 8 wires of) Cat-6 will let you push 1GHz in each direction. If you go longer, you're violating the Ethernet timing rules (the signal takes too long from one end to the other). A switch in the middle can extend that arbitrarily (just put one every 100m). Hubs don't, actually - this is not a signal attenuation issue, it's a timing one. But nobody uses hubs in high-speed Ethernet anymore.This means, by the way, that you can't just use a longer cable and run it at a "lower speed," like with serial lines. The speed of light is the same no matter how many bits you push through. It may *mostly* work on a longer cable, but it could also randomly grind to a halt. The standard says 102m (~340ft) is allowed, and (all 8 wires of) Cat-6 will let you push 1GHz in each direction. If you go longer, you're violating the Ethernet timing rules (the signal takes too long from one end to the other). A switch in the middle can extend that arbitrarily (just put one every 100m). Hubs don't, actually - this is not a signal attenuation issue, it's a timing one. But nobody uses hubs in high-speed Ethernet anymore.This means, by the way, that you can't just use a longer cable and run it at a "lower speed," like with serial lines. The speed of... » Read More The standard says 102m (~340ft) is allowed, and (all 8 wires of) Cat-6 will let you push 1GHz in each direction. If you go longer, you're violating the Ethernet timing rules (the signal takes too long from one end to the other). A switch in the middle can extend that arbitrarily (just put one every 100m). Hubs don't, actually - this is not a signal attenuation issue, it's a timing one. But nobody uses hubs in high-speed Ethernet anymore.This means, by the way, that you can't just use a longer cable and run it at a "lower speed," like with serial lines. The speed of light is the same no matter how many bits you push through. It may *mostly* work on a longer cable, but it could also randomly grind to a halt. « Show Less
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CAT5 has 4 twisted pairs. They are twisted because of the interference or crosstalk between the wires. You might benefit from swapping some of the wires around. Likely, though, you would benefit from the shielding of RG59 or RG6 cable. Good luck if you haven't already figured it out.
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Any Cat5 e cable can be used instead of the included 50ft cables. . I have made cables myself for this product in the past with no problem.
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I used it on a Cat6 project, as a tech and using a Fluke Network analyzer any Cat5, 5e, 6 needs to be within 312' with patch cords or it will fail for legnth. I would agree with the spec chart of this wire when used with a quality system such as Panduit or Leviton patch panel's and jacks.