Cat6 cable wiring diagram??

Has anyone seen/have a cat6 cable wiring diagrams somewhere. Any links is
great. There's plenty of CAT5, but not Cat6.. Thanks.

Cat 6 cabling is the same thing as Cat 5. The only difference is that the
testing criteria are higher for Cat 6.


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Thanks Matthew, but then why if I used Cat5 (Not Cat5 enhanced) cable to
connect a Gigabit NIC to a Gigabit Swith port I cannot get Gigabit speed but
only 10/100MB speed. The Manufacturer told me that I must use Cat5e or Cat6
cable to get gigabit speed.


"Matthew Tucker" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Cat 6 cabling is the same thing as Cat 5. The only difference is that the
> testing criteria are higher for Cat 6.
>
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>

Has to do with the twists per foot, cable construction, etc. Nothing to do
with the cable pinout.

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"Joe M" wrote:
| Thanks Matthew, but then why if I used Cat5 (Not Cat5 enhanced) cable to
| connect a Gigabit NIC to a Gigabit Swith port I cannot get Gigabit speed
but
| only 10/100MB speed. The Manufacturer told me that I must use Cat5e or
Cat6
| cable to get gigabit speed.

On Mon, 5 Jan 2004 11:16:45 +1100, "Joe M" <joematminemandotcom>
wrote:

>Thanks Matthew, but then why if I used Cat5 (Not Cat5 enhanced) cable to
>connect a Gigabit NIC to a Gigabit Swith port I cannot get Gigabit speed but
>only 10/100MB speed. The Manufacturer told me that I must use Cat5e or Cat6
>cable to get gigabit speed.

Dumb question time: Why are you asking if the manufacturer told you
to use Cat5e or better cable?

There's no difference in the pinout, it's the cable's capabilities.
Get CAT5e or CAT6 patch cables and your issue will go away.

Jeff


>"Matthew Tucker" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>news:u5r$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Cat 6 cabling is the same thing as Cat 5. The only difference is that the
>> testing criteria are higher for Cat 6.
>>
>>
>> --
>> Matthew Tucker
>> Admin, Techplug.com
>> Network Admin, Techplug.gotdns.com
>> Student, Crooms AOIT
>> Information given herein is provided "as is"
>> and should be used at YOUR OWN RISK!
>>
>>
>

Cat 6 wiring is one of the most standard Gigabit Ethernet as compared to other protocols that is compatible with Cat 5, 5e or 3 cable standards. Cat 6 wiring has more featured specification that can be used for crosstalk and system noise.

As Cat5 and Cat6 are nearly the same you could try to follow the instructions in this tutorial. I never set up one so I can't help you more.