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CAT5 for Orbi and phone
I am using a CAT5 that is currently providing phone via a cable modem and want to split the CAT5 so that it has 2 wires going to the phone and the remaining 6 wires to the RJ45 connector for the Orbi. Can I do this or do I need all 8 wires for the Orbi? Thanks.
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That is a really bad idea. You will get crosstalk interference from the phone line onto the data lines. Also, you should use CAT5e or CAT6 network cables to have 1Gb/s speed as CAT5 is only rated for 100Mb/s speed.
