On Wed, May 31, 2006 at 11:02:24PM -0700, Stewart Stremler wrote: > begin quoting John Oliver as of Wed, May 31, 2006 at 07:42:04PM -0700: > [snip] > > At least Ethernet patch cables you can buy as 3', 5', 7', 10', 14', 25', > > etc. > > And 1' and 2' lengths, too.
This might have changed, but years ago, the Ethernet spec called for a minimum length of 1 meter. I know shorter cables work, but I tend to always use or make cables at least 3' long. -- *********************************************************************** * John Oliver http://www.john-oliver.net/ * * * *********************************************************************** -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
