While not ideal, it will work. I have had to run Cat. 5 100 Mb.
Ethernet connections in similar locations, even having to fasten the
cat. 5 onto the power cables with ty-wraps. After installing the run
I do a 24 hour impulse noise measurement on the cable plus the usual
Cat. 5 certifications. Have not had a problem yet, even when
upgrading the network to ATM speeds.


> I am building a peer to peer network at work and up to this point have been
> using Cat 5 UTP cable. I need to tie in another user on the floor above our
> main office which involves running a cable about 130ft. My choice of cable
> routes is pretty limited because of the way the building is constructed and
> the location of this office. The route I am planning to follow involves
> running the network cable in a boxed in enclosure housing 5 electrical
> conduits carrying 120v household circuits. After about 40ft of this I will
> be able to follow another route away from conduit. If I use Cat 5 UTP can I
> expect to experience  signal problems on this leg of the network as a
> result of close proximity to the electrical conduits? Should I be using STP
> cable? If so, is it possible to use RJ45 connectors as this is all my hub
> has. I read somewhere that when using shielded cable you needed to use IBM
> connectors(whatever they are) which would terminate at both ends otherwise
> shielding would have no effect?????? Would appreciate any advice based on
> your experience.
>
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