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#456239 08/11/11 01:26 AM
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I just bought some Cat 6 jacks because they were cheap. I am wondering if these will work with Cat 5 or Cat 5e wire. I know --- check with the manufacturer. But I don't have time for that. I just wanted to get you all's opinion. What concerns me is that Cat 6 wire is 23 gague while Cat 5 and Cat 3 wire is 24 gague, which is thinner. I read another post here where someone did check on this issue and the manuf. said it would work.

What do you all think?


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Hardware can be backwards compatible, but when push comes to shove, I'd try to avoid going the mix & match route.

Were the CAT 6 jacks selected strictly for price (as opposed to selecting CAT 5E jacks) :confused:


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installing cheap crap will come back to you in the end


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