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I have an application where I have to run approx 40 m of cable. Whats the
max length I can run without having to run a booster ?

NZed

On Sat, 03 Dec 2005 11:39:14 +1300, someone purporting to be NZed didst
scrawl:

> I have an application where I have to run approx 40 m of cable. Whats the
> max length I can run without having to run a booster ?
>
Assuming you're talking about Cat5 cable, the maximum distance is 100
metres.

--
Matthew Poole
"Don't use force. Get a bigger hammer."

Thanks Mathew for the reply.
Pardon my ignorance ...whats a cat5 cable ?
Is this a standard Lan cable ?
NZed

"Matthew Poole" <> wrote in message
news...
> On Sat, 03 Dec 2005 11:39:14 +1300, someone purporting to be NZed didst
> scrawl:
>
> > I have an application where I have to run approx 40 m of cable. Whats
the
> > max length I can run without having to run a booster ?
> >
> Assuming you're talking about Cat5 cable, the maximum distance is 100
> metres.
>
> --
> Matthew Poole
> "Don't use force. Get a bigger hammer."
>

THN
"Matthew Poole" <> wrote in message
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> On Sat, 03 Dec 2005 11:39:14 +1300, someone purporting to be NZed didst
> scrawl:
>
>> I have an application where I have to run approx 40 m of cable. Whats the
>> max length I can run without having to run a booster ?
>>
> Assuming you're talking about Cat5 cable, the maximum distance is 100
> metres.

See: http://www.theheadwaters.com/cables/faq.htm

And from this:

For Solid UTP:
Fast Ethernet 100baseT 100 Meters (328 feet)
Twisted Pair Ethernet 10baseT 100 Meters (328 feet)

Recommended maximum lengths for Patch Cables made from stranded cable:
Fast Ethernet 100baseT 10 Meters (33 feet)
Twisted Pair Ethernet 10baseT 10 Meters (33 feet)

Ie they recommend you use solid core cable for runs longer than 10 meters

Thanks
Craig

Craig Whitmore wrote:
> THN
> "Matthew Poole" <> wrote in message
> news...
>
>>On Sat, 03 Dec 2005 11:39:14 +1300, someone purporting to be NZed didst
>>scrawl:
>>
>>
>>>I have an application where I have to run approx 40 m of cable. Whats the
>>>max length I can run without having to run a booster ?
>>>
>>
>>Assuming you're talking about Cat5 cable, the maximum distance is 100
>>metres.
>
>
> See: http://www.theheadwaters.com/cables/faq.htm
>
> And from this:
>
> For Solid UTP:
> Fast Ethernet 100baseT 100 Meters (328 feet)
> Twisted Pair Ethernet 10baseT 100 Meters (328 feet)
>
> Recommended maximum lengths for Patch Cables made from stranded cable:
> Fast Ethernet 100baseT 10 Meters (33 feet)
> Twisted Pair Ethernet 10baseT 10 Meters (33 feet)
>
> Ie they recommend you use solid core cable for runs longer than 10 meters

From the same site:

CAT5 is rated to 100M
CAT5e is rated to 350M

Which surprises me - I thought that the 100m limit was a timing issue,
not an electrical performance issue. Or does the 350m limit only apply
if using CAT5e *and* gigabit ethernet?

On Sat, 03 Dec 2005 12:30:04 +1300, -=rjh=- <>
exclaimed:

>Craig Whitmore wrote:
>> THN
>> "Matthew Poole" <> wrote in message
>> news...
>>
>>>On Sat, 03 Dec 2005 11:39:14 +1300, someone purporting to be NZed didst
>>>scrawl:
>>>
>>>
>>>>I have an application where I have to run approx 40 m of cable. Whats the
>>>>max length I can run without having to run a booster ?
>>>>
>>>
>>>Assuming you're talking about Cat5 cable, the maximum distance is 100
>>>metres.
>>
>>
>> See: http://www.theheadwaters.com/cables/faq.htm
>>
>> And from this:
>>
>> For Solid UTP:
>> Fast Ethernet 100baseT 100 Meters (328 feet)
>> Twisted Pair Ethernet 10baseT 100 Meters (328 feet)
>>
>> Recommended maximum lengths for Patch Cables made from stranded cable:
>> Fast Ethernet 100baseT 10 Meters (33 feet)
>> Twisted Pair Ethernet 10baseT 10 Meters (33 feet)
>>
>> Ie they recommend you use solid core cable for runs longer than 10 meters
>
> From the same site:
>
>CAT5 is rated to 100M
>CAT5e is rated to 350M
>
>Which surprises me - I thought that the 100m limit was a timing issue,
>not an electrical performance issue. Or does the 350m limit only apply
>if using CAT5e *and* gigabit ethernet?

Quite the opposite, I believe.

I'm pretty sure Gigabit over Cat5e has a shorter max distance than
10/100.

> From the same site:
>
> CAT5 is rated to 100M
> CAT5e is rated to 350M
>
M = Meg so Cat5 is ok for FastEthernet

Thanks
Craig

On Sat, 3 Dec 2005 13:04:07 +1300, "Craig Whitmore"
<> wrote:

>> From the same site:
>>
>> CAT5 is rated to 100M
>> CAT5e is rated to 350M
>>
> M = Meg so Cat5 is ok for FastEthernet
>

I think it means metres ?

Bret wrote:
> On Sat, 3 Dec 2005 13:04:07 +1300, "Craig Whitmore"
> <> wrote:
>
>
>>>From the same site:
>>>
>>>CAT5 is rated to 100M
>>>CAT5e is rated to 350M
>>>
>>
>>M = Meg so Cat5 is ok for FastEthernet
>>
>
>
> I think it means metres ?
>

No, Craig is correct - my mistake, though the site probably could have
made it clearer.

On Sat, 03 Dec 2005 11:17:50 +1300, NZed wrote:

> Thanks Mathew for the reply.
> Pardon my ignorance ...whats a cat5 cable ?
> Is this a standard Lan cable ?

Standard ng posting is bottom.

Cat5 is rated to 100MB/s