I remember seeing 3 feet listed at the minimum also. Eugene ""Hire, Ejay"" wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > I remember reading that it was 3 feet, but I can't give you a source on > that. I'll hunt around. > > -----Original Message----- > From: NY50TT > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 7/21/01 12:48 PM > Subject: Ethernet Trivia mostly, Need an EE's answer probably. [7:13199] > > We all hear about max cable lengths for Ethernet. But is there a > minimum? > If the TX pair of one side connects to the RX pair of the other, then > collisions, if any, happen at the ingress of the hub or switch in the > buffer, or on the buffer of the nic if just using a really short cross > over, > is this right? I've looked and looked, and haven't been able to get an > answer that says "the minimun length of a Category 5 100Base connection > is x > feet" even the spec seems to be silent on it. What am I missing in my > knowledge of physics and electronics? > > p.s. My foot long patches between hosts and a hub don't seem to cause > errors. I'll stick a sniffer in this week and see if I see any. I'm > manufacturing these 3 inch patch cables for my test. Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=13225&t=13225 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
