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OldBob
Luminary
Jan 08, 2020
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cat 5e wire that came with Nighthawk router

My new  Netgear router came with a VERY thin black wire that is labeled Cat 5e.  All the videos and my current wire from the modem to the router is a thick yellow wire labeled also Cat 5e.  Is 5E  5E...
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    OldBob
    Jan 08, 2020

    Thank you..can I use the thinner one that was in the Nighthawk package to connect my laptop to the router when doing firmware updates to get the wired connection needed?