A:AnswerI don't know the gauge. But it worked on my connectivity issue and was worth the price to try and find out if it would work. (You can return to store within a reasonable period).
A:AnswerI have the same issues. I ended up just hard-wiring everything. USB cable plugged into my desktop and just go from there. If you are printing from laptop/tablet/ or phone wirelessly then purchase a 4 foot cat 6 cable and go from router to printer