S Seanuss Registered Joined Apr 4, 2002 Apr 13, 2002 #1 I am going to connect my computer to my parent with a crossover cable. What is the longest length that the cable can be without using a repeater?
I am going to connect my computer to my parent with a crossover cable. What is the longest length that the cable can be without using a repeater?
engjohn Senior Member Joined Dec 18, 2000 Location SoCal Apr 13, 2002 #2 I can only assume that it has the same limitations a normal cat5 has. 100Meters or like 330Ft...
D Diggrr Underwater Senior Member Joined Nov 29, 2001 Apr 13, 2002 #3 About 350 feet is the cut-off point we used for commercial networks. Anything longer, and we ran fiber optic lines instead. This is assuming you're planning to use a decent quality cat-5 cable. Cheaper quality saves nothing!
About 350 feet is the cut-off point we used for commercial networks. Anything longer, and we ran fiber optic lines instead. This is assuming you're planning to use a decent quality cat-5 cable. Cheaper quality saves nothing!