On 19/06/2019 14:41, Andrew wrote:
On 19/06/2019 13:49, Andy Burns wrote:
Andrew wrote:

You only need to connect 2 pairs if it is CAT5E ethernet.

True for 10 or 100Mbps ethernet, but not for 1Gbps ethernet or faster.

Really ?. I thought only cat6 needed all four pairs ?.


No, Gigabit requires all 4 pairs, regardless of the cable spec.