Jason wrote in
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In article XnsA8E053B695DAtimothybilyahoocom@
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Having the wires coiled like that very likely degraded the line
electrical characteristics to the point that you were getting a lot
of lost/error packets.
Why? Twisted pairs are resistant to interference.
Yes, twisted pairs are more resistant to interference, but the conductor
diameters, wire spacing, and insulation for CAT5 and CAT6 cables are very
carefully selected for among other things interconductor capacitance. For
the same reason that puting a CAT3 connector on a CAT5 cable limits the
cable to CAT3 specifications, having the cable being pinched at any spot
will change the electrical characteristics of the cable in a negative
manner, with a corresponding drop in performance.