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If part of my cabling is Cat5e and part is Cat6, what does the whole link count as?

The lowest-category component sets the claimed category of the completed link.

Cat6 cable, a Cat5e module and Cat6 patch leads do not average themselves into something in between; the Cat5e component remains the limiting part.

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