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CAT5e Cable Length

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munruss

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Just moved to a new place and I had to run 100' of CAT5e cabling so I can get internet access. Will I lose signal strength with 100' of cable?
 
Not if you terminated it properly.

Spec for (properly terminated) category-rated cabling is 100 meters:

90 Meters of solid core fixed installation ("In the walls") with
5 meters of stranded / jumper cordage at each end.

Stranded has significantly more loss than solid core and is not suitable for extremely long runs. One hundred feet is about as long as I'd try to make a run with stranded cabling.

Good Luck

Scott
 
how bout maybe 100' means 100 feet and not 100 meters. that would make a big difference. i am assuming this but who knows for sure. if its too long you can put a cheap switch in between.
 
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