ethernet cable length [techtalk]

[Aaron Malone]

On Tue, Oct 26, 1999 at 08:11:59PM -0700, Neil ''Fred'' Picciotto wrote:
> quick question -
> 
> i remember that there's some limit on the length of cat-5 cable you can run
> between a hub and computer.  anyone know what that limit is?  and if i need
> to go longer, will it work to just stick another hub between, so that i
> divide the too-long length into two lengths that are short enough?

IIRC, the IEEE standard is max 100 meters (328 feet).
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Aaron Malone (aaron at semo.net)
System Administrator
Poplar Bluff Internet, Inc.
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