Will a 60-foot run of CAT-5 ethernet cable work?

Wed May 12 11:09:47 UTC 2010

Walter Dnes wrote:
> So my only option, other than "sneakernet", is 60 feet of CAT-5 cable.
> Will ethernet work over that?
>
>    
Ethernet is rated for up to 100M (330') over CAT 5 cable, but CAT 6 may 
be better if you're running gigabit.

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