Re: [PLUG] Ethernet Cable Specs

["Randy Schmidt" <x@altorg.com>]

Well which one is it, 100 meters or 330 feet? ;) Worst joke ever. Sorry.

On 8/31/06, gyoza@comcast.net <gyoza@comcast.net> wrote:
> CompUSA had a book on sale.  It was all about cabling.  There isn't
> really much to cable selection though.  Solid conductor cable in walls.
> Plenum cable in air spaces.  Stranded cable from wall jacks to Ethernet
> devices.  About 100 meters or 330 feet is the limit for length.
>
> Eric Hidle wrote:
> > I'm looking for some Ethernet cabling specifications for stranded
> > patch cables. I have been given conflicting rules regarding total
> > length of the patch cables and runs and whatnot... does anyone have a
> > link or resource that has the definitive rules laid out? I don't feel
> > like paying thousands of dollars to the IEEE for the privelege of
> > reading a bloated document :)
> > Thanks in advance
> > E
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