Maximum Ethernet/100 cable length

[lethaldolphin]

What is the maximum allowable Ethernet/100 cable length from an ADSL/Cable modem to a computer? Is 10m still okay?

[aaur4man]

chiu gotch see Popular selling Cat5e 20M?

[lethaldolphin]

chiu gotch see Popular selling Cat5e 20M?

wow, where do they sell it in SLS?

[ohmygod1986]

What is the maximum length of an ethernet cable (AKA segment) ? (#7800)



COPPER (UTP & COAXIAL) LENGTHS:

Gigabit Ethernet (over copper), 1000baseT
Length: 100 Meters
Cable: UTP (Cat5 and up ONLY)

Fast Ethernet, 100BaseTX
Length: 100 Meters
Cable: UTP (Cat5 and up ONLY)

Twisted Pair Ethernet, 10BaseT
Length: 100 Meters
Cable: UTP (Cat 3 and up)

Thin Ethernet, 10Base2
Length: 185 Meters
Cable: RG-58 type coax

Thick Ethernet, 10Base5
Length: 500 Meters
Cable: RG-58 type coax

FIBRE OPTIC LENGTHS:

10BaseFL (Multimode fibre)
Length: 2000m or 2km

100BaseFX Half-duplex (Multimode fibre)
Length: 412m

100BaseFX Full-duplex (Multimode fibre)
Length: 2000m or 2km

100BaseFX Full-Duplex ONLY (Singlemode fibre)
Length: 2-40,000m or 2-40km *(see note)

1000Base-LX
Length: 550m (62.5 or 50 multimode fibre)
3000m (10 singlemode fibre)

1000Base-SX
Length: 250m (62.5 multimode fibre)
550m (50 multimode fibre)

1000Base-CX (http://www.bodeen.org/networking/1000basecx.html)
Length: 25m (requires new type of shielded cable)

*NOTE: These lengths can vary by equipment vendor. Some products enable 100Mbps Full Duplex over 100km now (or 60Miles).