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Old 05-31-2002, 05:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Beefy


Actually, if ya wanna get really picky... it's 90m for the cable run, 6m on one end and 3m on the other.. making a total of 99m.. :) (Had this discussion Wednesday night with CCNA teacher)
I thought it was 90m for the run, 3 metres on each end for patching... ah well.


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cat5e = category 5 enhanced...

which means it meets or exceeds some added quality standards, lamens terms, its better, and probably a good idea for very long sections of cable.
Yup, Cat5e is enhanced-standard cables... I don't think it would really affect how long you could run the cable though, the attenuation specifications for both Cat5 and Cat5e are still 24dB.

Would be a good idea if you wanted to cut down on NEXT or return loss, thought :).
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