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November 10, 2004 at 12:30 pm #2285316

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by tclea · about 17 years, 6 months ago

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

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- November 10, 2004 at 12:55 pm #3312911
  
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  by rindi1 · about 17 years, 6 months ago
  
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  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.
- November 10, 2004 at 12:56 pm #3312910
  
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  by sgt_shultz · about 17 years, 6 months ago
  
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  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.
- November 10, 2004 at 1:08 pm #3312904
  
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  by maxwell edison · about 17 years, 6 months ago
  
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  The answer is:
  
  100 Meters (328 Feet)
  
  (At least this is the “book” answer.
- November 10, 2004 at 2:32 pm #3312866
  
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  by tclea · about 17 years, 6 months ago
  
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