Cat 5/6 Ethernet cabling

jmorris92 · April 2014

Hi guys, i'm wanting to practice making my own ethernet cables with a crimping tool I just bought and some RJ45 connectors for £3.95 on Ebay (steal!). What's the difference between Cat5 and Cat6 cabling apart from performance, are they different in how you make them at all?

Thanks

CompuTron99 · April 2014

Cat5 / Cat6 both use the same color scheme. Just make sure you are making them the same on both ends.

xnx · April 2014

CAT6 is usually thicker and harder to bend, proper CAT6 cable will not fit into a CAT5 connector properly and as a result the terminal gaps on a CAT6 connector are usually wider.

BlackBeret · April 2014

I thought both used RJ-45 connectors?

SephStorm · April 2014

Slightly off topic, buy this:

Cat 5/6 Ethernet cabling

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