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Is there a meaning of why does the wire in a Cat6 or Cat5e cable colored differently?

like for example: does the green wire mean something in a Cat6/Cat5e cable?
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Running CAT5e F/UTP together with power, without shielded plugs

I just ran about 20-30 meters of Solid CAT5e F/UTP cable from a switch to a shed where i have a server. About the last 1/3 of the way, its running together with a mains extension cable, that provides the power for the server. That's why i chose…
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10GBase-T on Cat5e cabling

I accidently connected our new servers with our 10g switches using Cat5e S/FTP instead of Cat6a. Cablelength is 1 meter. There is a failover cluster running on the servers, without any traffic though (new gear). Is it enough to fix this in a couple…
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is there a difference plug setup between cat 5 and cat 5e?

Is there a difference in either the RJ45 plug or the wiring into the plug (for 568B) between a Cat 5 and Cat 5e cable, used for connecting a router to a computer? Here's a little background info. I'm a newbie to networking so to learn I wired my…
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Odd Network Cable Color Coding Sequence

I just got hired into a new company where no IT has been before. My first task was to identify the possible problems. This is what I first saw, when checking on the cables connected to the switch, I noticed a different color coding in this…
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Is it possible to tell whether I am connecting to fast or gigabit ethernet with CAT5e cable?

My NIC supports gigabit ethernet: $ ethtool eth0 Settings for eth0: Supported ports: [ MII ] Supported link modes: 10baseT/Half 10baseT/Full 100baseT/Half 100baseT/Full …
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Ethernet switch signal quality

Is there a (significant) signal quality difference between ethernet switches? n other words: A 1000base-t, do some switches allow longer cable runs than other switches?
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What read/write speed should I expect when writing a file to unix box over cat5e cable?

Right now the read is at 40+ megabytes/second and the write is around 1.5 megabytes/second. Is that to be expected or should I do more diagnosing? It seems awfully slow... My setup: Macbook Pro connected to LAN with cat5e. I'm writing to a dell box…
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Cat5e or Cat6a for media and post production company

I am a non-techy and need to understand if there is a reason (and why) we should look to install cat 6a in new office premises when they already have cat 5e installed. We are a media company with a post-production facility and I need to know if…
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When I plug in a network patch cable to a test notebook what would cause it to not see the link?

I plugged in my notebook via cat5e patch cable to a terminated jack (we had some consultants do the runs), I get no signal not even an indication that it is connected but has no DHCP. I try another cable and it still fails. After about 5 minutes I…
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Replace Cat5e with Fiber?

I have (2) LGS326P switches linked by one cat5e cable. I am considering replacing that cable with MM fiber but want to be sure it is worth the upgrade. Here is my setup in more detail.... House: (1) LGS326P switch 90% maxed Garage (1) LGS326P…
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How to deal with a short in a cat 5e cable

I am in the process of cleaning up my cables and as part of it testing all connections. One cat5e wire that snakes thru the walls and I can NOT replace as it's not going to pull around the bends, is showing what seems like a short according to my…
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How can i certify cabling with a cat5 certifyer if the cabling is mixed cat5 and cat6 thanks

Hello I'm getting ready to certify some cabling and realized it is mix matched cat5 and 6 but my certifier is only for cat5. So I wonder if I needed a speacial certifier to do that thanks.
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Yellow goo on ISP's WiFi equipment?

I am seeing a yellow like goo in my ISP's outdoor cabinets for my WiMax network. The cat5 runs up the building to a BSR and then to the antennas. Am I losing power and signal quality from this, and what causes this goo?
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