Show threadARGVMI~1.PIF3d ago

@fwaggle

Cat5. The old stuff that people ran classic 10Mbps #Ethernet over. These cables are museum pieces.

Wikipedia says most #Cat5 cables already happen to meet #Cat5e specs, though. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cat5e#Variants_and_comparisons

About 10 years ago, I was doing everything in #Cat6, figuring there'd be some amazing new ∞Gbps standard that would require it…and then 10GBaseT came along and was like “nah 5e is fine lol” and then 40GBaseT was all “lul cat6 is for noobs.”

So that was a total f***ing waste of money. 😂

Category 5 cable - Wikipedia

Show threadnjsgMar 12

@europeanspodcast @Ruth_Mottram @mjj @liw @Gargron /me wonders how often is #CATS spelled as #CAT5 by mistake

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DarrenJan 15
you can get partial credit on #Cat5 ?
IrishMASMSJan 4

I hope this is the right place to ask, but there is this TV/Radio antennae plug in our Den - Unfortunately it looks like someone cut the line where it comes out of the house near the old TV antennae mast. Any suggestions on fixing/leveraging this for DTV and/or FM antennae for my component stereo setup that I am planning to put back up? The lower plug on that faceplate is so dam weird..

It appears to be ladderline wiring inside - do I reconnect and use for a FM or Ham radio, or do I use it to pull through some COAX & CAT6 to connect the DTV & FM antennae? 🤔

EDIT: I pulled the faceplate and plug off, and it is ladder line inside. The plug is a Wineguard model T32-U which only had the TV/FM connected the lower UHF plug was disconnected - and neither had the ground connected.


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#retro #retrocomputing #retroComputers #WallOfRetro #retroTech #retroTechnology #upcycle #restore #TechnologyRepair #WasteNotWantNot
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#upcycle #restore #reuse #RepairReuseRecycle
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Rob Garrett Dec 4, 2025
That moment when you realize a quick fix to a malfunctioning cat5 outlet becomes cutting into drywall and running a new line. Starting to wonder if something chewed through the cable #networking #cat5
Ben HardillNov 22, 2025

We all know the curse of the charge only USB cable, but I've just found this monster in a box of cables...

#Ethernet #cat5 #HomeLab

Susan VanderplasOct 31, 2025
@LevelUp wow, this is their first #cat5? That's incredible.horrible, but amazingly lucky to this point.
༺༻Oct 29, 2025
#Melissa 🌪️⚡ #cat5 #Jamaica #Kingston
Show threadAlberniweather ☔️ ☀️ ❄️ 🌬️Oct 28, 2025

Looks like the eye of the Hurricane is following a roughly SSW to NNE path through the western 1/3rd of the country along the west side of the central plateau. There won't be much opportunity for impediment that would drastically weaken the storm. It is also moving very slowly. Seems to be about 20kph.

Truly a worst case.

#hurricane #jamaica #cat5 #melissa

KerzenOct 28, 2025
🙏 Prayers for Jamaica 🇯🇲
#hurricanemelissa #hurricane #orkan #Jamaica #Cat5 #category5hurricane
https://myradar.com/videos/6248
Eyewall Hitting Jamaica

The Category 5 eyewall of Hurricane Melissa is moving into Jamaica. A 50 mile-wide swath of tornado-like wind speeds is expected, lasting 3+ hours. A catastrophe is underway. Our thoughts are with our friends and neighbors in Jamaica.