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Tourcosta

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Distances

Distances

I also run Cat 5e for phone because of cost. It sounds like you are talking about entry facilities to the condos which means that, unless the condo association starts supplying Ethernet (which would also mean you would need two Cat 5 cables to have CO line phone and Internet) you are only going to run phone over the line (and perhaps DSL).

I have run phone lines over 2,000 feet on Cat 5e with no problem so that should not be an issue. As for the RG-6, you should find out how strong the signal is at the source since you will be splitting off from the cable provider at that point and will need to make sure you get a strong enough signal. If not, you may need to amplify at the source.
 
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wawgster

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If you are using the CAT5 runs for a LAN then your distance limits are 325' more like 295' without patch cables. If they are just for voice you shouldnt have a problem.

Im assuming you are home running to a media distribution panel in each condo unit.
 
Greg Swartz

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You're just fine

You're just fine

I just recently pulled 12 runs of CAT-6 (not Cat-5, but close enough) for a distance of 370'. DSL works just fine, and so does the phone.
(Not only that, but i used punch down blocks to seperate the CAT-6 for 4 phone jacks... still no problems.)

Also, I ran 12 runs of RJ-6 for the local cable company, also up to 370' lengths. There are no signs or concerns of signal degradation.

I say you are just fine.

Greg Swartz :cool:
 
LarryFine

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wawgster said:
your coax should also be cooper core not that 60% partial aluminum stuff, especially if someone want to put in a Dish.
Click to expand...
On the contrary, typical RG-6, with a copper-clad-steel center wire and an aluminum braid/foil shield, is perfectly fine for RF signals.

Now, if you're using coax for audio/video signals, all-copper RG-59 is the best.
 
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skorper

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You mention RG6 and CAT-5 cable used with telephone lines and TV signals.
IF you are using CAT-5E/e with Ethernet computer signals, you shouldn't exceed 100 meters (328 feet). It appears that you want to use CAT-5E/e cable for telephone lines. These 'analog' signals can travel 1,000 feet and more. As for the RG6 cable, TV signals are quite robust and the cable can meet/exceed the 1,00 foot mark also. TV signals can be finiky. Worse comes to worst, you may need to add an amplifier.
You say lengths come close to 220 feet. You should have no problem at all with this installation.
 
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brannen

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Some IT thoughts ...

Some IT thoughts ...

Hi all, I've read this entire thread with interest and just want to throw my $.02 as a Network Engineer, and also certified with Wireless, into the mix for a couple of points.

IMHO, wired will always be the preferred way to move large amounts of data around over wireless. Throughput demands are always increasing - we're putting in a new network with a 10Gbps backbone between switches. 40Gbps is in the works, and 10Gbps over copper is coming soon to a wire near you.

Wireless has ONE advantage: mobility. Laptops, PDA's, smartphones - wireless absolutely.

Video Servers, music servers, fixed appliances - wired.

Wireless is half duplex - meaning it can only talk or listen - not both. As opposed to full duplex, switched, wired. Wireless is shared - only ONE device can talk at a time, as opposed to all devices attached to a wired, ethernet switch.

Someone said, they use wireless for Internet in a residential installation and it's fine - of course it is, the wireless througput is not the bottleneck in that instance, the Internet connection is. Odds are your better cable and DSL connections aren't going to be much above about 5Mbps downstream - and even OLD wireless (802.11b) could keep up with that. However, the residential network won't be primarily used for Internet - it will increasingly be used for internal (Local Area Network (LAN)) needs - primarily multimedia - therefore large file transfers and streaming media.

To summarize: you wireheads, and us wirehead wannabe's - IMHO, we have a decent foreseeable future in wire.
 
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