Which RJ45 connector for cat6a cable

Hi. So i recently bought a cat6a cable and first of all i want to know if it supports 10G networking speeds. Picture:

And for the second question what RJ45 connector is suitable for this cable. Because my head exploded When I looked through online stores. So many choices...

Wires:

An RJ45 is an RJ45. It's the cable that matters.

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Well i wouldn't make a threat if i hadn't had a real problem. What i didn't add was i tried to make a 10m cable with normal plastic RJ45 connectors without shielding. I tried it 2 times and none of the connections i made where good. The first time speed was around 3MB/s the second time it was 10.4MB/s with random disconnects. The wires where so thick i had to squeeze the cable with pliers into the connector.

My PC has dual gigabit ports the switch is a 8 port gigabit and the server has 4+1 gigabit NICs. There is NO bottleneck.
So what am i doing wrong?

Cat5 and cat6 are the same amount of pairs the only difference is cat6 is shielded and has more twist in the pairs. Also it sometimes is a thicker gauge so some rj45 blocks it won't fit in.

If go for shuttle brand they have the best rj45 blocks. I'll try and find them online i get them in bulk at AT&T. Typically the ones you find at home depot are dog shit and hard to re use.

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Also cat5 does support 10g but only up to I think 30 meters. Gigabit is up to 100m. And if you don't already know you'll only get 10gb if both sides of hardware support it.

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Are you verifying the cable integrity? It may just be you're not getting a good connection. Cat6 is super thick so it can terminating a bit tougher.

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That's what I meant with some cheaper punchdown blocks the higher gauge won't fit and will break the plastic or the contact.

On top of everything that happended today i just now find out THIS....


I suspect this is not good. The left three teeth are much shorter than the rest.

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I never found any of those. I'm not saying they don't exist, I know I just never found any. I stopped buying Cat6 for creating patch cable purposes after that.

No,actually there are different rj45 for cat5 and cat6. Also different connectors for solid core and standed cables.

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Ya, looks like you need a new tool.

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I suppose I've never paid mind to the fact that the "cat6" RJ-45 stated on the website was for Cat6 cabling. I'm fairly certain those were around prior to cat6 being a thing as I recall using them years ago. I've never heard of a difference for stranded and solid. Would be nearly pointless to have different terminations for those.

Sorry I was wrong it's not shuttle its SpeedStar but they got a big ass SUTTLE logo
http://www.suttlesolutions.com/suttle-products/

They have everything you need in there. Also they have great housings for rj45 plugs that just use sticky pads

I don't use rj45 at all... I just solder all my wires directly into the pcb's.

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I did a lot of searching and reading on the subject hehe when i decided to start crimping my cables 😀.And spent a month trying to get right connctors.Standed connector's "blades" have "vampire fangs"that pierce cable wire for better contact.
Solid core rj45 one's just dig in slightly , because solid wire is hard.

6 is thicker than 5. 5 fits in 6 but 6 in 5 is shit.

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I have an idea what to buy now. thx for the help guys.
Shielded cat6 Connector with the little plastic thingi and some Boots for AWG23 cable. The connector will support up to 1mm of individual wire and that's exactly what in need.

aaaand a new crimping tool.....

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