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

[Tyler Aviss]

Yeah, the datestamps I see for those are all 2010, except these last two....
Blast from the networking past?
On Dec 14, 2013 2:15 PM, "James Knott" <james.knott-bJEeYj9oJeDQT0dZR+AlfA at public.gmane.org> wrote:

> Either someone's clock is way off or you replied to a really old
> message.  However, as you say, 60' is no problem for Ethernet.
>
> Paul King wrote:
> > Ethernet should work up to 100 meters. To be sure, get a switch to
> connect
> > halfway in between. At one time, I would have said to get a hub, but
> they don't
> > make hubs anymore :-(
> >
> > Paul King
> >
> > On 12 May 2010 at 2:15, 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?
>
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