Hi,
>> 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 [...] >> 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. For switch to switch connections I use Cat6 0,5m cables a lot, that is just under 2ft. Bonno Bloksma
