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Does Cat5e cable go bad over time? (zerobytes.monster)

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The original post: /r/homenetworking by /u/nospaces_only on 2025-04-03 20:22:57.

I have a 350ft run, in conduit from my main router in the house down to an AP in the garage at the bottom of the garden. This suddenly stopped working, even plugging in a laptop in place of the AP can't connect to the router. What's weird is my ethernet cable tester shows continuity on all 8 wires.... is it possible for the line to have continuity but for some reason no longer like operating at ethernet frequencies? It's 10 years old and shallow buried in conduit, tropical climate.

Thanks for any advice.

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