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

[Lennart Sorensen]

On Wed, May 12, 2010 at 02:15:17AM -0400, Walter Dnes wrote:
> Before anyone asks... wireless is not an option.
> 
> Problem 1) I am currently setting up and testing my HDHomerun dual tuner
> using my netbook.  I occasionally need to check something on Google or
> the support forum for the tuner.  That requires connecting to my ADSL
> router modem in another room.  Wireless works fine when I get home from
> work.  The wireless router blasts through a solid concrete wall, and only
> 4 or 5 access points show up on a scan.  Later... that very same
> evening... all my neighbours in the condo fire up their wireless
> systems, 16 or more access points show up on a scan, and there are no
> free channels, and my connection drops due to interference.
> 
> Problem 2) I'll eventually set up a desktop to control the HDHomerun,
> and record movies, etc.  A 1920x1080 high-definition TV signal uses close
> to 9 gigabytes per hour for recording OUCH!!!  If I want to move
> recordings over to the desktop PC in my computer den, or watch something
> live on my PC 24" LCD monitor, a flakey wireless connection is not going
> to be usable.
> 
> So my only option, other than "sneakernet", is 60 feet of CAT-5 cable.
> Will ethernet work over that?

You are allowed 100m of CAT-5 for 100Mbit operation by the spec.
It does work in my experience too (200m does not by the way, as would
be expected).

So 60 feet is nothing.  You are allowed 5 times that.

Gigabit is a different story.

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Len Sorensen
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