is there a limit on the length of a patch cable going from a router connected to adsl

#1 Mon, 19 Aug 2002 - 21:20 is there a limit on the length of a patch cable going from a router connected to adsl — #1

just how long of a ethernet patch cable can i use, attached to a router attached to an adsl modem?

is there a preformance cost?

tia

#2 Mon, 19 Aug 2002 - 21:41 is there a limit on the length of a patch cable going from a router connected to adsl — #2

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Originally posted by austeros:
just how long of a ethernet patch cable can i use, attached to a router attached to an adsl modem?

is there a preformance cost?

tia

You can go a couple hundred feet (i believe 300 ft max on 10/100 before you need a repeater) So you should be fine, and no if you use a good quality cat 5 cable, you will not see noticeable performance loss.

#3 Mon, 19 Aug 2002 - 22:14 is there a limit on the length of a patch cable going from a router connected to adsl — #3

100 feet

#4 Mon, 19 Aug 2002 - 22:18 is there a limit on the length of a patch cable going from a router connected to adsl — #4

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Originally posted by ilukas:
100 feet

I think you mean 100m

#5 Mon, 19 Aug 2002 - 23:51 is there a limit on the length of a patch cable going from a router connected to adsl — #5

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Originally posted by passmaster16:

I think you mean 100m

Correct, 100 meters, or 327 feet is the maximum length of a single Cat-5 run.

FWIW, 3 feet is the minimum length.

#6 Tue, 20 Aug 2002 - 13:52 is there a limit on the length of a patch cable going from a router connected to adsl — #6

thats plenty long. thanks