Those fancy Ethernet cable labels are misleading — here's what Cat5e, Cat6, and Cat6A actually do

Apr 8, 2026 - 10:30
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Those fancy Ethernet cable labels are misleading — here's what Cat5e, Cat6, and Cat6A actually do

Over the past few months, I've been trying to educate myself a bit further in the world of networking. It's a complex, convoluted, but incredibly interesting part of the tech world that I never paid enough attention to before, and something that has become increasingly interesting to me in my daily life. My quest to learn more about Ethernet cords, specifically, started when I upgraded my internet speeds to 1000 Mbps. Those little numbers on the shielded jackets were confusing, and I needed answers.

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