100Mbit cable can't shorter than 6 feets????? [7:41448]

2002-04-14 Thread Sim, CT (Chee Tong)
Hi.. everyone, My friend told me that 100Mbit cable can't SHORTER than 6 feets. Have everyone heard that this theory ? If yes, what is the reason or he is bull shitting. Tong == De informatie opgenomen in dit bericht kan vert

Re: 100Mbit cable can't shorter than 6 feets????? [7:41448]

2002-04-14 Thread Michael L. Williams
I checked the web, and saw some places that say a minimum of .5M (1.5Ft), but I also ran into another place that says 2M (~6Ft). I know that we have and do commonly use 3Ft patch cables for 100Mbps ethernet and it works fine, so between the two, I'd say that 1.5Ft could indeed be a minimum. Howe

RE: 100Mbit cable can't shorter than 6 feets????? [7:41448]

2002-04-14 Thread Ouellette, Tim
w short it can be. Tim -Original Message- From: Sim, CT (Chee Tong) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Sunday, April 14, 2002 10:46 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: 100Mbit cable can't shorter than 6 feets? [7:41448] Hi.. everyone, My friend told me that 100Mbit cable can&#

Re: 100Mbit cable can't shorter than 6 feets????? [7:41448]

2002-04-16 Thread Tom Scott
"Ouellette, Tim" wrote: > I've never heard of anything like that. YOu do have to be carefull with > fiber though. I've got 10baset cables that are less than a foot and > 100baset cables that are 10. I think there is a restriction (51.2 bittimes) > for fast ethernet on the long end but nothing

RE: 100Mbit cable can't shorter than 6 feets????? [7:41448]

2002-04-16 Thread Ryan Lecomte
IL PROTECTED] Subject: 100Mbit cable can't shorter than 6 feets? [7:41448] Hi.. everyone, My friend told me that 100Mbit cable can't SHORTER than 6 feets. Have everyone heard that this theory ? If yes, what is