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by tclea

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What is the max lenght to run cat 5 cable from a hub connected to a server to a workstation?

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by rindi1

That depends on the quality of the hub and also on the number of users connected to the hub. Using a switch instead of a hub should give you approx. 180m. per port.

by sgt_shultz

the rule for patch cables is 3 meters (7.5 feet) but i have a 100 foot stranded patch cable here i use for testing and i routinely put in 25 foot patch cables for folks.

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