Heh, I've run many single drops of over 200 meters on Cat-5e using 100BaseT w/o problems to connect buildings together.
Everything is in the shielding. -JMS |-----Original Message----- |From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] |[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Ed Kasky |Sent: Saturday, November 10, 2001 6:19 PM |To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] |Subject: Re: [newbie] limit of cat5 cables? (length) | | |Quoting liberally from Ethernet Networks by Gilbert Held: | |The IEEE 8023 standard for 10BASE-T using unshielded twisted |pair at 10 Mbps, maximum segment length is 100 meters or 328 feet... | |Now if you want to get really technical, the 100 meters was originally |meant to consist of 3 segments. |The first segment can be up to 90 meters from a patch panel to a wall |plate. Segments 2 and 3 which can be up to 10 meters in |length allow for |patch cables at each end of the link. | |You are well within the maximum length and it's a lot cheaper than a |wireless solution. | |At 05:37 PM Saturday, 11/10/2001, Paul wrote -=> |>Hi, everybody. I have a DSL connection coming in to the upstairs |>computer. I'd like to connect (withought having to get a new |modem) a |>computer downstairs to the same connection. Can I send a cat5 cable |>down throught the wall from the router to the downstairs computer? |>(approx. 30-40 feet) Is there a limit to cat5 length in order to |>remain effective? Do I need a wireless solution? is that even safe? | |Ed Kasky |Los Angeles, CA |. . . . . . . . |My friend has a baby. I'm recording all the noises |he makes so later I can ask him what he meant. | --Steven Wright | | |
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