Re: Creating a home Ethernet out of installed but unused Cat 5

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"Al Dykes" <adykes@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> In article <paKdnZpAl8FS70LeRVn-sQ@xxxxxxxxxxx>,
> dnoyeB  <Fake@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >Bennett Price wrote:

> >> But are you sure it is Cat 5?  You said it's shielded - it seems very
> >> odd that the phone company would install a) Cat 5, and b) that it would
> >> be shielded.  Could be but odd.

>
> If your cable is CAT5/5e/6 it will have the label every couple feet on
> the sleeve.  No label; no CAT; no ethernet.
>
> I've never seen shielded CAT-anything but I assume it's also properly
> labeled.

It is probably 3 pair screened CAT5, this is pretty common in newer
residentlial installations (for telephone).



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