Re: A minimalist network
On Thu, 18 Aug 2016, rhkramer@gmail.com wrote:
> Back in the "good ole days" there used to be a minimum segment / cable length
> for an Ethernet cable--I don't recall to what all it applied--i.e., I don't
> recall if it applied to thick Ethernet, thin (coax) Ethernet, Cat 5 and Cat 6,
> all of the above or just some of the above. I always used a minimum of 6' and
> that worked for me.
>
> Does that apply for Gigabit Ethernet?
Sort of, but not directly.
Ethernet and fast-ethernet have minimum cable lengths specified. There
is no minimum cable length specified for gigabit ethernet (1000BASE-T).
For gigabit ethernet, what matters is that none of the crosstalk
parameters are exceeded. So, any length of cable *as long as it
certifies as CAT5e/6/6A* will work for gigabit ethernet.
In practice, you'll find good CAT6 1m patch cables readly available,
I've never seen anyone bother selling anything shorter than that, but
YMMV.
--
Henrique Holschuh
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