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How far can CAT5 be run?
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From
31/01/2008 13:26:30
Mike Cole
Yellow Lab Technologies
Stanley, Iowa, United States
 
 
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31/01/2008 11:13:16
Jay Johengen
Altamahaw-Ossipee, North Carolina, United States
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Windows
Category:
Computing in general
Miscellaneous
Thread ID:
01287494
Message ID:
01287595
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Jay,
If you can't find one, let me know and I'll see about shipping you one. To tell you the truth, I don't know if I quite have 80 feet left so no promises.

>Great information! Thanks!
>
>I have about 80' I need to run it, but I'm not finding much longer than 50' online so far. Will I need to use some sort of coupler to do this do you think?
>
>>>How far can I run a network cable from my wireless router to a PC before I would see a reasonable degradation of the internet signal strength?
>>
>>The total length of twisted pair wire segments between a PC and a hub or between two PC's should not exceed 100 Meters (329 feet or about the length of a football field) for 100BASE-TX or 10BASE-T cable runs. The maximum length for 1000BaseTX twisted pair is presently 82 feet.
>>
>>http://www.bluemax.com/techtips/networking/Wiring_Tips/Wiring100TX/letsmakesomecables.htm
>>http://www.dslreports.com/faq/5010
>>http://www.roboticsautomation.net/lan_std.htm
>>
>>However, given those standards, keep in mind the things that may interfere or degradate the signal. For example, twisted pair carrying audio-visual signals should not be run within 1 foot of florescent lighting...
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>>See more here:
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>>http://www.avovercat5.com/faq.htm
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>>I have learned over the years, regardless of what the experts say, keep it away from microwaves, ovens, lights, power sources, et al... (I spent numerous hours re-running cable in small insurance agencies and other small businesses as a last resort in troubleshooting only to find out that the "guaranteed certified" cable and where it ran "by the guaranteed certified installers" really was the problem)
>>
>>I actually like this the best - it covers degradation and more:
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>>http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Peaks/7248/cabling.html
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>>Sorry, forgot to mention (and you asked) degradation occurs supposedly at 300' but it can more or less depending on the environment.
Very fitting: http://xkcd.com/386/
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