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Originally Posted by busterb
My IP modem came with a cat 5 utp 2 pair cable. A cat 5E 4 pairs won't work on 2-k mach. Which works with 5 2 pair. I've not tried it on new XP yet. 5-E doesn't work on XP w/pci card. So is it old modem or am I doing the apples and oranges (WTF) thing?
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I don't believe the modem has a gigabit interface. Therefore the ethernet card will downgrade itself to a slower version that would be compatible with the 2 wire UTP cable.
Meanwhile there would be lights (usually) on both ethernet ports (modem and computer). What do those lights report?