Cat6 connector plugs vs cat6e connector plugs

[velocci]

Hi all, I have cat6e network cables that I terminated yesterday. the ends in my basement I terminated using cat6 connector plugs and in the room on the main and top floor i used cat6 keystone jacks. none of my cables are working. I followed 568B patter on both ends. Its pretty easy to punch down the wires into the keystone jack, so i'm to believe that my mistake is in the cat6 connector plugs. I just saw a site that sells cat6e connector plugs. is there a difference between cat6 and cat6e network plugs?

 

[hang-the-9]

You cabled them wrong, either you have crossed wires or you did not seat the wires right or they are not crimped right, or you are running them too long, or were bent during installation, or too close to interference. There is no difference with how cat6 and cat6e ends work. In fact, first time I'm hearing that the connectors were rated and not the cable.

Get a cable tester that can tell you what the issue may be.

 

[velocci]

I have 7 cat5 cables in my house aswell that I terminated. I did all 7 of them without making mistakes. this time around with the cat6e cables, its different. I'm doing the same thing as before, but now when I look at the plug after I crimped it, the individual wires don't seem to be neat in there. its hard to put them in straight because the wires all twisted and its hard to straighten them. I did noticed that the cat6 plugs came with something the internet referes them to as "load bars". they are these small plastic pieces with 8 tiny holes. you fish the wires into the holes and then you cut the wires so they stick out a few milimeters from the load bar. you then put this into the plug. with the cat5 cables, i never used those.

You cabled them wrong, either you have crossed wires or you did not seat the wires right or they are not crimped right, or you are running them too long, or were bent during installation, or too close to interference. There is no difference with how cat6 and cat6e ends work. In fact, first time I'm hearing that the connectors were rated and not the cable.

Get a cable tester that can tell you what the issue may be.

 

[velocci]

anyone have any ideas?

 

[hang-the-9]

anyone have any ideas?

Did you test the cable runs?

 

[velocci]

yes, they didn't work. but last night after work I bought some cat6e network plugs and another keystone jack. when I got home, i cut off the ends of two of the cables. on one cable I put the keystone jack and the other cable i put one of the cat6e plugs. both worked. so for the rest of the 4 cables i put on the cat6e plug and they all worked. i doubt there is a difference between the cat6 and cat6e plugs, so I don't know why they now work.

 

[c911darkwolf]

Load Bars just hold the wires help them get into place. If you used clear connectors you can look to see if the wires in are the right areas.

It sounds like you work for a business, if so then a Cable tester is more then justifiable.

When you say they don't work, I'm Assuming that you get no connection, no lights on the NIC, and the computer doesn't' even recognize it's plugged in?

More then likely if you have no data being transferred the Crimps were done poorly or the cable has a bad spot.

If you don't have/ not willing to buy a cable tester then you need to cut the ends off and recrimp. check the wire for sharp bends/creases that may indicate it was damaged.

 

[hang-the-9]

yes, they didn't work. but last night after work I bought some cat6e network plugs and another keystone jack. when I got home, i cut off the ends of two of the cables. on one cable I put the keystone jack and the other cable i put one of the cat6e plugs. both worked. so for the rest of the 4 cables i put on the cat6e plug and they all worked. i doubt there is a difference between the cat6 and cat6e plugs, so I don't know why they now work.

They probably work because you re-did the connections. It's really the only difference that would cause this. I used generic ends on Cat 6 cable with no issues. I don't think they even had a rating on the connectors.

Make a cable the way you did before, carefully, see what happens. Maybe do a couple and test them out.

 

[velocci]

i agree that a cat6 plug is the same as a cat6e plug. but i find it a strange coincidense that I did 6 cables wrong with the cat6 plug and then when I did them with the cat6e plug, i did them all right. anyways, they are working. but i have another question, one of those cables has a keystone jack on it. if i use that instead of a plug, will that slow down my network?

 

[hang-the-9]

i agree that a cat6 plug is the same as a cat6e plug. but i find it a strange coincidense that I did 6 cables wrong with the cat6 plug and then when I did them with the cat6e plug, i did them all right. anyways, they are working. but i have another question, one of those cables has a keystone jack on it. if i use that instead of a plug, will that slow down my network?

No slowdowns due to the jack, those jacks are rated for data same as the plugs. I mean every cable in an office building (in theory if the cabling is right) terminates to a jack on the wall, and can run at 1gig. As long as the cables to them are can run 1gig that is.