Dear sir,

I'm working in a college at Shirpur, Maharashtra in India. Recently we've been admitted to online admission process of our local university. For this reason we must to setup 3 computers out of which 2 are in a cabin approx. 300 mtr. away from the third one. We use CAT6 cable for LAN connectivity, but we found that it gives weak signal after 70-80 mtrs. Do we have to merge Signal Booster after every certain length? As I'm from rural side of India, you may find it difficult to read out my post but please try to understand my urgency. And please do reply as early as possible.

E-mail: baviskardinanath @ gmail. com

 

With Cat6 cable, you should be able to do 200m at 100Mbps. You need to use the orange and green color coded pairs only for getting to this distances. An easy way for this would be to use data-outlets with factory manufactured patch cords. You might be able to go to greater distance with 10 mbps half-duplex but you will need to specifically find some old 10 mbps half duplex hubs.

Regards,

Tomy Zacharia

 

As per the Ethernet/IP specs, the maximum channel length for an Ethernet communication is 100 metres. This includes 90 m of bulk cable and 10 m of patch cords. Because you are exceeding the 100 m spec, it is recommended to boost your signal every 100 m using an Ethernet repeater.

 

One should also remember that this becomes a timing issue as well as signal strength. Repeaters also re-initiate packets.

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