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is 20m of lan wire too long to connect my pc to a switch?
pls help my dlink switch doesn't detect the lan wire.
pls help my dlink switch doesn't detect the lan wire.
length of lan wire
does it detect your pc when you use other wires?
yup its a bit too long... Or mebbe the connectors r damaged .. Try changing them..
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I think the maximum length of a LAN wire can be 10 meters only (I read somewhere, cant recall where). More more than 10 meters you will need to use hub/repeater in between.
Correct me if I am wrong.
Correct me if I am wrong.
hey who said u that??
i a seen ppl using 50 meters long wires. i think u need see if the wire if fine & check it both ends for a damage.
i a seen ppl using 50 meters long wires. i think u need see if the wire if fine & check it both ends for a damage.
u can add repeater in between...otherwise no solution..LAN can only go up to 10 met
I myself connect to a switch 20 mts away using a single LAN cable. See if you have connected the connecters properly and the order of wiring is the same on both sides.urvish_acharya said:
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Ravi u can go upto 100 mtrs, if u r using a switch. Only after 100 mtrs u need a repeater. I suggest u check the connectors and use standard color coding for ur UTP cable.
I agree with Knoppix there is no issue till 100 meters just test the wire somewhere else and make sure everything is fine with the wire.
@ravi.xolve:
See there are various types of ethernet cables, some of em I can remember are :
1. 10BASE2 : Thin ethernet
THIN ETHERNET is the simplest, most flexible and has the range of 185 meters!!
2. 10BASE5 : Thick ethernet
Well there is THICK ethernet too with range of 500 meters!
3. 10BASE-T : Twisted pair ethernet
Range = 100 meters !
Ofcors after these ranges u have to use a repeater!
So yes ur case is OK! I think ur cable is damaged!
Have fun!
See there are various types of ethernet cables, some of em I can remember are :
1. 10BASE2 : Thin ethernet
THIN ETHERNET is the simplest, most flexible and has the range of 185 meters!!
2. 10BASE5 : Thick ethernet
Well there is THICK ethernet too with range of 500 meters!
3. 10BASE-T : Twisted pair ethernet
Range = 100 meters !
Ofcors after these ranges u have to use a repeater!
So yes ur case is OK! I think ur cable is damaged!
Have fun!
@mediator : Nice info dude 
absolutely correct, lan wire can be stretched upto 100mts after that u need a repeater. chek ur connectors.knoppix said:
well i am using a 60m cat-5 cable which connects my pc to the nearest switch which is placed at a distance of 60m..
i have NO problem at all in using my internet..
i have NO problem at all in using my internet..