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**johnwill** · 05-22-2009, 08:35 AM

I have to believe that you have a wiring issue with the cables. The fact that you're redoing cables seems to be a red flag.

There is no difference going from CAT5 to CAT5e or CAT6 except better quality cable. If it works on CAT5, it will work on any better cable.

CAT5 Cable Wiring Diagram

HOW TO MAKE YOUR OWN CAT 5, TWISTED-PAIR NETWORK CABLES

05-22-2009, 08:35 AM	#2 (permalink)
johnwill Manager, Networking Forums Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania, US Posts: 41,607 OS: Windows 7, XP-Pro, Vista, Linux Blog Entries: 1	Re: cat5 works but not cat5e or cat6 I have to believe that you have a wiring issue with the cables. The fact that you're redoing cables seems to be a red flag. There is no difference going from CAT5 to CAT5e or CAT6 except better quality cable. If it works on CAT5, it will work on any better cable. CAT5 Cable Wiring Diagram HOW TO MAKE YOUR OWN CAT 5, TWISTED-PAIR NETWORK CABLES __________________ If TSF has helped you, Tell us about it! or Donate to help keep the site up! Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience