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To: CptnObvious
Thanks for posting!

Question: Is the 2m length of the Ethernet cable a max length for the network protocol to work properly? That's too reminiscent of the null modem days. (I'm 100% showing my age LOL)

3 posted on 07/01/2025 12:51:01 PM PDT by Tell It Right (1 Thessalonians 5:21 -- Put everything to the test, hold fast to that which is true.)
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To: Tell It Right
Question: Is the 2m length of the Ethernet cable a max length for the network protocol to work properly? That's too reminiscent of the null modem days. (I'm 100% showing my age LOL)

Thanks for the Question. Reading about Jumbo Frames: the higher Jumbo Frames may not detect errors via CRC as well. To mitigate that we want an error free network as much as possible. The 2 Meter Cable CAT 6 Ethernet Cable is that sweet spot.

If you insert an Ethernet Switch, I recommend the CAT 6, 2 meter cables to ALL ETHERNET CLIENTS, 1Gz and up, on a large size JUMBO FRAME NETWORKS.

6 posted on 07/01/2025 1:11:19 PM PDT by CptnObvious
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To: Tell It Right

I’m running 2 15ft cat 7 cables at 10gbps without issue (my modem is in one room of the house and the wifi router one room over for best coverage)


9 posted on 07/01/2025 1:28:45 PM PDT by Skywise
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To: Tell It Right

I can run 10gb on Cat6 50ft at least.


22 posted on 07/01/2025 4:02:07 PM PDT by Zathras
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