Ethernet doesn't fit?

[mistakent]

I have an older white ethernet cable that doesn't fit into the pi's ethernet port for some odd reason. It's a CAT5 but would that prevent it from inserting properly? The blue ethernet fits and it's a CAT5e. Thanks for any help

[wirelessmonk]

I guess I'll be the one.

It's a standard. The cable terminations should be dimensionally identical within a fraction of a millimeter. Make sure the port on the RPi is not damaged, obstructed, and that the cables are oriented correctly.

Best of luck.

[mistakent]

Ah ok finally was able to jam it in. Very scary work though. I thought I was going to break something..

[pluggy]

I'd have chucked it in the bin and used another, they aren't expensive and it isn't worth wrecking the socket for.