Network Cable

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bath

Hi,

I made a quite long network cable and i cannot connect to the rest of the
lan now. Whats the maximum length I can have for a network cable? I am using
an active hub (so its got its own power supply).

Chris
 
Well, assuming you have a 10/100 UTP network, you can go 100 meters per
segment,(segment = NIC to HUB/switch), which is a little longer than a
football field. This distance can be increased with a repeater.

Brian
 
Thx, mine is just about 40 so it should be fine. thx. is there a way to
check if the cable is faulty without using a voltmeter? something like a
ping which goes through the hub.

Chris
 
They have CAT5 testers, which will show correct wiring and
connection quality.If you have access to both ends of the
cable a $10 DVM will test, but you need "special" equipment
to test the cable from one end.

You may have an incorrect pin connection or a bad connector.
Take your cable to a professional shop and they can test it
very quickly. If you and they are nice, they might do it
for nothing.



| Thx, mine is just about 40 so it should be fine. thx. is
there a way to
| check if the cable is faulty without using a voltmeter?
something like a
| ping which goes through the hub.
|
| Chris
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| | > Well, assuming you have a 10/100 UTP network, you can go
100 meters per
| > segment,(segment = NIC to HUB/switch), which is a little
longer than a
| > football field. This distance can be increased with a
repeater.
| >
| > Brian
| >
| >
| > bath wrote:
| >
| > > Hi,
| > >
| > > I made a quite long network cable and i cannot connect
to the rest of
| the
| > > lan now. Whats the maximum length I can have for a
network cable? I am
| using
| > > an active hub (so its got its own power supply).
| > >
| > > Chris
| > >
| > >
| >
|
|
 
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