However, wireless networking has increased exponentially in home parameters.
What Is an Ethernet Cable?
Each end of an Ethernet cable has a connector called an RJ45 connector.
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RJ45 connectors are used almost exclusively withEthernetcables and networking.
Whether you use Category 3 through Category 6 cables, the connectors are RJ45.
The GG45 connectors are backward compatible with RJ45 connectors.
Ethernet cables feature small plastic plugs on each end that are inserted into the RJ45 jacks of Ethernet devices.
The industry calls this key in of connector8P8C, shorthand for eight position, eight contact.
Ethernet cables and 8P8C connectors must be crimped into the RJ45 wiring pattern to function properly.
However, because RJ45 is the predominant usage of 8P8C, industry professionals often use the two terms interchangeably.
However, they are not interchangeable.
RJ45S is an obsolete standard that has not been in use for a long time.
Several other kinds of connectors closely resemble RJ45, and they can be easily confused with one another.
Other than that, they look very much the same.
Issues With RJ45s
RJ45 connectors come with some problems.
The tab prevents a cable from accidentally coming loose.
Most RJ45 connector problems occur when the wires don’t follow the prescribed standard.
