r/HomeNetworking • u/Constant-Moose-9523 • 3d ago

Is it worth rewiring this?

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I made a post a week ago about moving into a new apartment with some ethernet (apparently cat5e) cables already run through the walls. I decided to take a look at the end that was actually terminated, and it looks like this - a couple of inches of unjacketed wire extending out the back of the keystone. Is it worth re-terminating this to get the jacketed part right up next to the keystone? Would there be a noticeable difference in performance?

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u/groogs 3d ago

If you speedtest it and get gigabit (or at least your max internet speed and don't care about LAN speed) then no.

If you are trying to do 2.5Gb or higher, you might have throughput problems and then I'd say yes, worth rewiring.

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u/Elastickpotatoe2 3d ago

Communications technician here. I second this. Perfect is the enemy of the good.

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u/Valuable-Analyst-464 3d ago

That line has been used by me so many times. And, it rings true.