How long can I run an ethernet cable?

[yaboydave]

How long can i run an Ethernet cable without sacrificing on performance?

[Rainbow Dash]

100m or (328ft).

Source: 

https://www.quora.com/What-are-the-distance-limitations-for-ethernet

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category_6_cable

[Snipergod87]

100m for gigabit ethernet

[Electronics Wizardy]

Depends on the type of cable and speed. you can run fiber for over 100km and thats ethernet.

[Enderman]

2 minutes ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

Depends on the type of cable and speed. you can run fiber for over 100km and thats ethernet.

But then that's not an ethernet cable...that's a fiber optic cable.

[Electronics Wizardy]

1 minute ago, Enderman said:

But then that's not an ethernet cable...that's a fiber optic cable.

thats ethernet. 

 

ethernet can go over bnc, rj45 or fiber. Etherent is multiple standands for moving IP packets.

 

Here is the list of physical standards https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethernet_physical_layer

[Enderman]

1 minute ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

thats ethernet. 

 

ethernet can go over bnc, rj45 or fiber. Etherent is multiple standands for moving IP packets.

 

Here is the list of physical standards https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethernet_physical_layer

Ethernet cable refers to the different types of CAT cable.

Those are the categories of ethernet cable.

A fiber optic cable is called fiber not ethernet, even if it is carrying ethernet signals.

You don't call a coax cable a "radio cable" when it is carrying radio signals instead of video signals.

[Electronics Wizardy]

1 minute ago, Enderman said:

Ethernet cable refers to the different types of CAT cable.

Those are the categories of ethernet cable.

A fiber optic cable is called fiber not ethernet, even if it is carrying ethernet signals.

You don't call a coax cable a "radio cable" when it is carrying radio signals instead of video signals.

Its not a ethernet cable, its s cat 6(or other cat) cable. They can be used for other things. Its not ethernet only.

[Enderman]

7 minutes ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

Its not a ethernet cable, its s cat 6(or other cat) cable. They can be used for other things. Its not ethernet only.

Clearly you don't know how convention works

Ethernet refers to that type of cable, as well as all other categories of it, regardless of what signal it carries.

When people say something a certain way for long enough the english language adapts to the pattern used by the majority of the population.

For example words like "bathroom" are used even if there is no bath. Maybe only a shower, or just toilets and a sink.

This is just how english works, and even if it is not "technically correct" the language adapts to make it correct.

[Beowulff83]

27 minutes ago, yaboydave said:

How long can i run an Ethernet cable without sacrificing on performance?

About Half a Furlong

[heickelrrx]

For UTP or STP cable most cable available on market can reach 100m

 

most ppl use UTP

[Electronics Wizardy]

11 minutes ago, Enderman said:

Clearly you don't know how convention works

Ethernet refers to that type of cable, as well as all other categories of it, regardless of what signal it carries.

When people say something a certain way for long enough the english language adapts to the pattern used by the majority of the population.

For example words like "bathroom" are used even if there is no bath. Maybe only a shower, or just toilets and a sink.

This is just how english works, and even if it is not "technically correct" the language adapts to make it correct.

The problem is we need standards so that we know what other people mean. 

 

When op says how long does a ethernet cable will work, you need much more data than this. Thats why we have standards for cat 5e and cat 6 and differt ethernet speed standards.

 

 

Yea cat 5 cables are often called Ethernet cables incorrectly, but the point is to have a standard that people can follow, and with technical standards where small difference in cable can be the difference between working and not working its important to have a common definition. 

[Enderman]

11 minutes ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

The problem is we need standards so that we know what other people mean. 

 

When op says how long does a ethernet cable will work, you need much more data than this. Thats why we have standards for cat 5e and cat 6 and differt ethernet speed standards.

 

 

Yea cat 5 cables are often called Ethernet cables incorrectly, but the point is to have a standard that people can follow, and with technical standards where small difference in cable can be the difference between working and not working its important to have a common definition. 

The problem is that the english language works differently than what is "ideal", and in this case "ethernet cable" refers to all of CAT6, CAT5e, CAT5, etc etc etc.

[WereCatf]

54 minutes ago, yaboydave said:

How long can i run an Ethernet cable without sacrificing on performance?

With a question like this, are you planning to just use it indoors or will the cable run outdoors, too? There's different types of cabling intended for indoors- and outdoors-use, with the outdoors-type being able to withstand nature's wrath better.

[yaboydave]

1 minute ago, WereCatf said:

With a question like this, are you planning to just use it indoors or will the cable run outdoors, too? There's different types of cabling intended for indoors- and outdoors-use, with the outdoors-type being able to withstand nature's wrath better.

indoors

[WereCatf]

1 minute ago, yaboydave said:

indoors

Well, okay then. Just regular, unshielded (ie. UTP) Cat5e should do you just fine up to 100m.

[yaboydave]

Ok thanks for your help.