Cat 5 Maximum Length: The 100 m Rule Explained I treat 100 meters (328 ft) as the Cat 5 design limit for a standards-compliant channel: 90 m permanent link…
Can You Use Cat 6 Connectors on Cat5e Cable? Yes—I’ve used Cat 6 connectors on Cat5e successfully when the plug physically matches the cable: 24-AWG conductors, the right load-bar,…
Can You Splice Cat 5 Cable? Yes—splicing Cat 5 can bring a broken run back online, but it adds loss and crosstalk and isn’t standards-compliant. For…
Cat 5 Max Distance: What the 100 m Rule Really Means I treat 100 meters (328 ft) as the Cat 5 design limit: a 90 m permanent link plus up to…