ethernet cable shy 26 awg cat.5e

[pascaleeduard77]

Cable shy 26 awg cat.5e verified for gigabit ethernet.I bought this cable last week.I want to set up a secondary router but when i plugged in the cable did not even work to the laptop.Why?
And then i plugged in a normal cable for ethernet and it work?!
can you explain me what i bought ?And why dosen t work for my laptop?

 

[kanewolf]

Did you buy bulk cable and terminate it or buy it pre-terminated?

 

[bill001g]

The eia/tia standard for ethernet says the wire gauge must be between 22-24. There is a exception somewhere that allows 26 gauge for patch cable but I forget the details and am too lazy to read that massive document again. There likely is a distance limitation.

Part of the problem with using wire sire outside of 22-24 is most rj45 plugs are designed for that wire gauge. They can not properly cut the insulation and make contact with these smaller wires. If you purchased the cable premade the vendor should have tested the cable.

In addition if the wire you purchased is CCA and not pure copper wire you can also have issues.

Lots and lots of fake cable on the market especially from ebay and amazon.

 

[pascaleeduard77]

i buy it pre-terminated

 

[pascaleeduard77]

I bought another cat 5 and it worked this is a 24 AWG i think