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Longer cable

Kawa900 — Wed, 25 Sep 2024 19:11:34 GMT

I want to move my router. Does anyone know if BT can supply a longer cable to connect router to box?

Re: Longer cable

pippincp — Wed, 25 Sep 2024 19:15:23 GMT

BT won't supply one but you can buy one from Ebay or Amazon.

Re: Longer cable

Kawa900 — Wed, 25 Sep 2024 20:42:31 GMT

Thank you.
I’m guessing if it has the red connections it will be for fibre?

Re: Longer cable

licquorice — Wed, 25 Sep 2024 20:51:53 GMT

It is just a standard Cat5E Ethernet cable. The colour is entirely irrelevant.

Re: Longer cable

Kawa900 — Wed, 25 Sep 2024 21:00:09 GMT

Oh ok thanks.
so why did but send me a new cable with red ends when I upgraded to full fibre?
I just assumed fibre uses a different cable?

Re: Longer cable

licquorice — Wed, 25 Sep 2024 21:11:55 GMT

It was just to make things simple for folks, older hubs had a red WAN port. No idea why they still send red cables, probably because they have a large stock of them.

There is absolutely no significance to the colour of the cable.

Re: Longer cable

Kawa900 — Fri, 27 Sep 2024 20:46:51 GMT

Would it matter if I use a Cat 6 cable?
Loads on eBay

Re: Longer cable

imjolly — Fri, 27 Sep 2024 20:48:31 GMT

Cat6 will be fine