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visually spotting Cat 5 & 6.

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Name: punistation
Date: July 31, 2006 at 08:20:09 Pacific
OS: WinXP
CPU/Ram: 1GHz/512
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Assuming they're both wrapped in blue plastic, is there any way to physically tell the difference between Cat5e and Cat6 cable?



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Name: StuartS
Date: July 31, 2006 at 09:01:15 Pacific
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All the Ethernet cable I have ever seen has had the cable specification written on the plastic sleeve.

If its not written on the sleeve there is no telling what you have got except some cheap cable of some sort.

Stuart


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Response Number 2
Name: philwg
Date: July 31, 2006 at 19:20:59 Pacific
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Cat 6 also tends to be slightly thicker and less flexible due to a plastic divider that runs through the center of the cable.


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