i agree. or he could try deploying 10base5 (~500m) [distance: check!] and buy the necessary legacy connectors, etc. from HMR [inexpensive?: check!]. [availability/support?: gooduck!]
Mhac, there's another question that needs to be answered, can you route the cable within the company's premises? if not, then you have another problem :) On Nov 23, 2007 12:38 AM, Orlando Andico <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Ethernet is range-limited to ~160m. Unless you like putting two > repeaters somewhere... > > Or you can use LRE (Long-Range Ethernet). Some Cisco switches can take > LRE cards. $$$Profit!$$$ > > Another method is to use fiber. You can get cheap Fiber to 10-BaseT > Ethernet media converters for 5k or so a pop. >
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