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| Topic: | maximum run of cat5 This thread has 10 replies. Displaying all posts. |
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| Post 1 made on Friday August 26, 2005 at 09:37 |
idodishez Select Member |
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What is the maximum allowable run of cat5 cable, for a network application? This will be from the router in the upper level of a house to a data jack in a detached building, running the cable underground, in conduit.
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| Post 2 made on Friday August 26, 2005 at 09:40 |
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I would run cat-6
THat being said... We have Cat-5 run between our building at the shop.... Probobly a 125-150ft run or so... and it works just fine.... That line might be a bit slower... But the 2nd building houses our redundant backup and there has never been a hitch.
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| Post 3 made on Friday August 26, 2005 at 09:51 |
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According to the standard, 100meters or 330feet.
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| Post 4 made on Friday August 26, 2005 at 10:02 |
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| OP | Post 5 made on Friday August 26, 2005 at 10:19 |
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On 08/26/05 10:02 ET, Vincent Delpino said...
328 feet Thanks. I knew there was a magic #, just couldnt remember what it was. Do the # of terminations effect this? There are wall plates at both ends, and a splice near the POE of the house
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| Post 6 made on Friday August 26, 2005 at 10:40 |
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I have run network jacks several hundred feet before, they probably wouldn't qualify as offical Cat5 rating but they work fine for your standard homeowner web surfing. You could also put a switch or a booster somewhere in the middle so that you end up with 2 shorter runs instead of one long one.
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| Post 7 made on Friday August 26, 2005 at 10:50 |
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On 08/26/05 10:19 ET, idodishez said...
Thanks. I knew there was a magic #, just couldnt
remember what it was.
Do the # of terminations effect this? There are
wall plates at both ends, and a splice near the
POE of the house The spec is not for daisy chaining cables. It is only for source to end. If you are using this for network purposes, run from the switch to the drop for each run. At that point, no, it doesn't matter how many you have.
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| Post 8 made on Friday August 26, 2005 at 13:19 |
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T obe compliant, I think your allowed a total of 10' of patchcords at the ends. A 6 and 4 or 2 5s
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| Post 9 made on Friday August 26, 2005 at 20:16 |
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Keep in mind that the 328 feet or 100 meters is under ideal conditions. It has been my experience that many of the common consumer routers and hubs, D L*nk, Net G**r and SysL**k , do not have a dynamic enough power supply to push the 328 or 100 like a commercial unit does.
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| Post 10 made on Saturday August 27, 2005 at 22:16 |
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A side note.
The cat5/6 or whatever MUST be underground rated even if it's going to be in a conduit. Conduit or no, you WILL have moisture.
Don't think that just because it's jacketed it's waterproof....
Yes, the underground cat6 is vastly more expensive, but it's better to do it right the first time, rather than make a return trip to repair that which is done incorrectly.
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| Post 11 made on Sunday August 28, 2005 at 02:54 |
Ernie Bornn-Gilman Yes, That Ernie! |
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Trunk-Slammer:
I think when you are able to provide such important technical information, you no longer could possibly qualify as a trunk-slammer. The fact that you include "supreme" does not mean that you haven't classed yourself up and out of your original name.
By the way, no sarcasm intended. What a GREAT thing to be sure we knew about!
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