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Found out Cat6 has a 100 meter limit the hard way after running 130 meters for a church install
I was pulling cable for a new fellowship hall at a church in Akron last month. Ran a solid 130 meters from the patch panel to the furthest wall jack. Spent three hours terminating and testing before realizing the link kept failing. Looked it up and sure enough, the spec says 100 meters max for twisted pair copper. So which side do you fall on? Do you plan your runs to stay under 100 meters or just throw a switch in the middle and call it good? I'm leaning toward the switch method but curious if anyone has had luck with signal boosters past that limit.
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amy_west1mo ago
Maybe try Power over Ethernet injectors since they can also extend signal further than a switch.
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vera1951mo ago
Well dang, injectors mess with device compatibility in ways nobody warns you about.
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