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Halcyon · 12-04-2005, 14:22

Does anyone know the maximum length of ethernet UTP cable you can have for linking a PC to a router.
I'm not going wireless so I want to put down some cable under floor boards and all round the house.
On a 1mb connection, would there be much performance lost if I was using a 20 metre cable ?

12-04-2005, 14:22	#1
Halcyon Hello ! Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Somewhere Services: Sky, AppleTV, Netflix Posts: 16,777	Max length of cable Does anyone know the maximum length of ethernet UTP cable you can have for linking a PC to a router. I'm not going wireless so I want to put down some cable under floor boards and all round the house. On a 1mb connection, would there be much performance lost if I was using a 20 metre cable ? __________________ . -