Ron Taylor <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> I have several stations 400 feet from the server.  I ran cat 5 to a hub near
> them and there does not appear to be any loss even at this distance.
> I think you will be fine with your distance.

The length spec doesn't entirely have to do with losses or quality of signal.
There are also propagation delays involved. Certain aspects of ethernet, like
collision windows, depend on the maximum length between stations not exceeding a
certain delay or distance.


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