- CAT5/6 Questions, Need best examples please help me??
- Posted by Crackles McFarly on October 15th, 2007
CAT5/6 cable going FROM modem to router AND from router to computer. I
currently have one segment as a 15 foot long CAT5 cable.
What is the "Optimal Length of CAT5 Cable"???
Would I benefit from these two CAT5 cables being the OPTIMAL LENGTH?
I need some explanation, please?
Thank you all.
- Posted by zii kell on October 15th, 2007
The answer is the shortest cable possible.
Cat 6 allows a max of 295 feet as defined by TIA/EIA-568-B.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category_6_cable
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TIA/EIA-568-B
- Posted by Crackles McFarly on October 15th, 2007
On Mon, 15 Oct 2007 14:07:45 +0200, zii kell
<huj22mlikzq9ez6@temporaryinbox.com> sayd the following:
So one that is 3 feet and the other is 15 feet are ok for broadband
and router?
- Posted by zii kell on October 15th, 2007
Crackles McFarly wrote:
from the 4-port router to the computer(s).
- Posted by AFRO on October 20th, 2007
CAT5/6 can be ran 100meters max.
Don't worry about your 15 or 3 feet, makes no difference at all.
"Crackles McFarly" <IrelandSux@ireland.sux> wrote in message
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- Posted by DarthOdor on October 24th, 2007
zii kell wrote:
throughput in the cable. A segment of cat 5 cable used in a 10basetx
configuration can be up to 100 meters long. A maximum of 3 cable
segments can be connected. For example. From you PC to the hub/switch
= 1 segment. hub/switch to router = 2 segments. So you're safe.
Having a very short cable, say 2 or 5 feet won't make any difference at
all, is you are putting 10 or 100 speed through it. If you have other
plans, however, it won't be the length of the cable but rather the
number of twists and quality of the wire inside the cable that will
determine its throughput.
