I know right now I am using a 100 foot ethernet cable that is run through my house, and its working just fine. So you shouldn't have a problem at all rollee!

 

i think that 10BaseT cross-over cables max. out at 50 feet

non cross-over cables max. at 150 feet

this of course without the use of any repeaters

i tried a quick search for a table of max. lengths of cable but couldn't find one

 

thanks guys. i need 35 feet of crossover, so i think i'll be alright. lucky it is not a usb connection i need. rollee

 

That's what I like about this community, prescience. I was about to ask the same question about running a cable from the house out to the deck, now, I have the answer before I asked, thanks.

 

FYI, the length of CAT 5 ethernet cable over 10t is 100 meters or approx 380 ft BEFORE you need any additional hardware.

Also, if you have a Mac with Gigabit ethernet (1000t), such as recent G4 tower or some TiBooks, you don't need a cross-over cable as switch is automatic.

I've strung a fair bit of wire in my day.

 

does that mean you have pulled a fair bit of the ol' wire in your day?

 

 

The short answer is "more than any home user will ever need".

For some more detailed answers, see here.

--PB

 

PB, i was looking for a page like that.
is there a page like that re: cross-over cable, 10BaseT? and 100BaseT?

thanx