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Old 05-30-2002, 07:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Osiris
The *official* TIA/EIA standard says 90 metres for cabling... but that's assuming perfect conditions.

Reasons for your cable not working problem could be shoddy twisting in the cable.

The 90 metre limit is the actual run of the cable, and allows for up to 5 metres patching at either end to make the grand total of 100m :)

And yes, poor twist ratios make all the difference to CAT5 cabling - keep the twists ALL the way to the end.
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