Does the speed of the internet depend on quality of the LAN cable?

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Does the speed of the internet depend on quality of the LAN cable?

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Your speed is only as fast as the slowest link.

For example if you are using a cat 5 ethernet cable (rather than a cat 5e or cat 6), you are going to be limited to 100Mbps.

Some cables are also shielded better than others, which prevents interference and improves performance.

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