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cat3 cable will work fine for 10Base-T Ethernet. If you want higher speeds than 10Mbps, you'll need something better.

• toast0 3y ago
  Eh. I had a run that was a mix of cat5e and cat3, and it ran gigE just fine. About 50 ft cat5e, 10 feet cat3; it was in crowded conduit to an out building, no sense trying to pull something new, when it cost zero to try what was already there. And it worked, so great.
  • zamalek 3y ago
    That's strange, gig uses more pairs. Maybe yours has all 4 pairs?
    • toast0 3y ago
      Yes, 4-pair cat3. I should have mentioned that at some point.