Q&A Forum > > Reply To: When is it O.K., to use a CAT-6 Ethernet Patch Cable, where a CAT-5E, was ? Start a new discussion January 24, 2022 at 11:42 am #52104 Randall BlanchardParticipant @leftblank15 My setup, is 1000-Base-T, at 100Mbps, and the sockets are “yellow”, in-color, so I guess that the CAT-5E cables, will do, just fine . Thank you, very much !