[PLUG] cat 5E patch cable

[Rich Shepard]

On Sun, 22 Mar 2020, tomas.kuchta.lists at gmail.com wrote:

> I have this very special cat5e patch cable - which I am now really attached to.
> The cable has good end to end continuity test, but only works at 100Mb/s.
>
> Any ideas what this could be caused by - realistically verifiable ideas only
> please?

Tomas,

Did you use a RJ-45 tester? The ones I have will show mis-wired, shorted, or
open connections and the speed it's capable of running. What I read in your
post is a continuity test with a multi-meter. If you want to send the cable
to me I'll test it for you with a specific CAT cable tester.

Rich