Re: Off topic - personal problem in VT

Jim Thompson <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.network.wireless.seattle.general
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Fred Weston wrote:
> I agree with Casey.  The cheapest and most reliable method for you to 
> use will be hardwiring them into your network.
> 
>>     We next considered simple hard-wiring until we were told that
>> 300' is the practical limitation for hardwiring without repeaters.  We
>>
> 300' is the textbook max run length for ethernet, but that doesn't mean 
> the signal will not travel along the cable further than that.  
> Personally, I have not tried anything much beyond 300', but my advice 
> would be to try it.  You can probably pick up a 1000' spool of outdoor 
> cat5 for about $100.

100m (328') is the "textbook" max length of Ethernet, but this has a lot 
more to do with signaling collisions than the ability to correctly drive 
signals on the wire.

Put a switch (or full-duplex adapter) on each end, and "collisions" 
become impossible.


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