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Old 23-07-2004, 10:13   #8
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Re: Length of Ethernet Cable

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Originally Posted by andrew_wallasey
Electric cables do make a differerence but only at higher speeds would you notice a difference.

When I worked as an electrician we had to install a telephone system using CAT5 and it did make a difference over long runs.
Yep, it can make a difference, but as you say, probably only at higher speeds.
Where I used to work, we had new offices built, and the contractors put the ethernet cable along side the main ring, not too bad till you realise some of the main ring wires where 430V(?) used to charge electric fork-lift trucks. Everytime a fork-lift was plugged in/unplugged, the network would go down!!!!
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