MB Software Solutions, LLC wrote on 2010-11-05: > I know for electricity extension cords, sometimes the power drops over > really long cords. Do really long ethernet cords have a similar drop > of the signal they carry? I'm talking about 25 feet of cable. Would > the user have a better signal/speed if she were right at the router in > my home instead of half-way across the room? >
Mike, Cat-5 degrades around 1000 ft. When there is a type of electronic resonance field such as a fluorescent light generates along its path, the distance is shorter. I recall Cat-3 was recommend to keep in increments of 3 or 7 feet, though I never got a clear explanation. Tracy Pearson PowerChurch Software _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/001201cb7d1f$c5d57530$51805f...@com ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
