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Longest network cable?

MrNewName

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Posted July 8, 2011 at 6:37PM

I'd like to put an internet access point in a place which will require about 200 metres of cable and before I invest in that amount of cable, I'd like to know if it is actually possible!

The Router/Modem is fairly new (although I can't recall make/model at present) but would it need to be upgraded?

The ISP is BTConnect; currently works great both cabled and wi-fi. Will 200 metres of cable degrade the speed?

Thanks for any advice.

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mgmcc

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Posted July 8, 2011 at 10:19PM

Maximum length of ethernet cable run is generally 100 metres for Cat5/Cat6.

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MrNewName

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Posted July 9, 2011 at 8:28AM

Thanks; that answers that question.

Cheers.

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Forum Editor

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Posted July 13, 2011 at 10:38PM

"Will 200 metres of cable degrade the speed?"

In a word, yes. If you want to install a run longer than 100 metres you'll need to introduce a repeater at the halfway point.

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MrNewName

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Posted July 14, 2011 at 7:55AM

Thanks, that's an option I'd not known about. I'll be sorting this out in a month or so.

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onthelimit1

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Posted July 14, 2011 at 11:37AM

An alternative, if the locations are on the same mains circuit, is the use a pair of Powerline Homeplugs

here

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Kidson

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Posted July 14, 2011 at 5:15PM

Or you can use the Devolo adapters - see here

http://www.devolo.co.uk/

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ashleycardwell94

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Posted August 6, 2011 at 12:23PM

use wifi with a yagi antenna. i have a 1km wifi connection with standard 802.11 g/b equipment.

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