Cat6 too short?

[VirtualLarry]

I would actually be concerned about the cable being too short. Minimum length is 1 meter but that's if the NIC goes to active equipment like a switch.

Is that true of any network/GigE cabling? I bought some shorter CAT6 cables from Monoprice to re-do some of my network setup. I was using 10/14-foot cables for devices that were right next to each other.

So I replaced them with 1' cables. Was that a bad idea? It still seems to work.

 

[spidey07]

Yes. Remember "work" and "adheres to category specs" are two totally different things.

 

[Emulex]

i see .3 meter cat6 all the time - otherwise datacenters would be a mess

 

[seepy83]

i see .3 meter cat6 all the time - otherwise datacenters would be a mess

.3 as in 1/3rd? (just making sure that "." wasnt a typo)

If that's the case, I hope those short patch cables are running from a device (Server, switch, etc) to a patch panel/keystone jack. If they are connecting two devices (Server to Switch with less than 1 meter of patch cable in between, for example), then that data center cabling is out of spec and the person responsible for cabling the devices should be enlightened.

 

[imagoon]

Cables can be .3 meters (about 1 foot), just typically the in-wall makes the minimum length. I use a ton of 1 footers for some patch panels but that 1 foot is just part of a 20-200 foot drop.

 

[RadiclDreamer]

i see .3 meter cat6 all the time - otherwise datacenters would be a mess

Yes but they are typically going to patch panels, not switches. But with newer DC equipment like the nexus line that is changing