[MLB-WIRELESS] Cat5 max length

[Peter Hall]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Tony Langdon, VK3JED" <vk3jed at optushome.com.au>
To: "Joe Hovel" <joe.hovel at med.monash.edu.au>;
<melbwireless at wireless.org.au>
Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2003 10:38 PM
Subject: Re: [MLB-WIRELESS] Cat5 max length


> At 10:29 PM 23/01/2003 +1100, Joe Hovel wrote:
>
> >Can someone remind me what the maximum length for cat5 is? Also need to
> >know if a switch or hub can act as a repeater to extend the distanc.
> >Cheers,
>
> Max length is 100m.
>
> A switch can be used to get more distance (separates collision domains),
> but a hub can't.  I've actually proven this in practice. :)
>
> 73 de Tony, VK3JED
> http://vkradio.com
>
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How does collision domains have to do with distance?
and why not a hub, after all it is a multi port repeater...? and they
regenerate and retime the signal (presuming its powered of course)


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