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KiloB
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Nov 30, 2021
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High speed modems need high speed cables

I just purchased a CM2050V (It wasn't listed in the suggested models above). It advertises 2.5Gbps speeds, but is shipped with a Cat5e cable. Cat5e will not support 2.5Gbps. That modem needs to be sh...
Cable Modems & Routers
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plemans
Guru - Experienced User
Nov 30, 2021

I'm not sure where you looked but here's a couple just from a quick look. I can also attest to it working as my home is wired with cat 5e and I can connect at 2.5gig speeds to my CAX80, RAX200, and RAXE500. 

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2.5GBASE-T_and_5GBASE-T

 

https://www.cablematters.com/blog/Networking/beyond-gigabit-2-5-gigabit-ethernet-and-10-gigabit-ethernet

 

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2016/09/5gbps-ethernet-standard-details-8023bz/#:~:text=A%20new%20Ethernet%20standard%20that,5Gbps%20over%20Cat%206%20cabling.