Re: [expert] CAT-5 10BaseT cable max length

[John J. LeMay Jr.]

Total length for a single run of cat5 is 100m. Of course you have some
room to play in this number if you are not looking for an actual cat5
certification. Long runs parallel to flourescent lights may see
attenuation prior to 100m while long runs through warehouses away from
electrical interference may go 110 - 120m safely. 

On Wed, 10 Nov 1999, Alwyn Schoeman wrote:

> Think its supposed to be about 100 m, but that might be for cat3
> 
> John Aldrich wrote:
> 
> > On Wed, 06 Oct 1999, you wrote:
> > > Anyone know how long I can got with Cat-5 10BaseT cabling and not have
> > > attenuation errors or lost data, etc?
> > >
> > IIRC, it's a couple hundred yards at least... However, as I
> > recall, there's also the total length of your network to
> > consider. If it's longer than, say, 3-400 yards, you might
> > need to consider some repeaters...
> >         John
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> Alwyn Schoeman
> Systems Engineer
> Prism Secure Solutions
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