Cat 5e cables, and compatibiltiy

[KahunaHube]

Hey all,

I have a short question, I have a bunch of cat 5e cables at 350mhz. Can I use these instead of cat 5 on my home network? Or do I need special equipment? Can I use them on hubs/routers along with cat 5?

-Hubert

 

[bluewall21]

Yes, you can use them.

 

[JackMDS]

May be this can Help: Wiring - I would like to wire my Networked Computers (Home Wiring).

:sun:

 

[cmetz]

KahunaHube, cat5e is a minor revision to the cat5 spec and as long as you're doing 10/100 they're interchangable. For gigabit, you need cat5e, but many cat5 cable plants conform to the newly defined specs in cat5e anyway.

N.B. "350MHz" is marketing and does not make a cable cat5e, cat6, or anything. cat5 and cat5e are specific EIA specs.