[K12OSN] OT building to building ethernet wiring

Julius Szelagiewicz julius at turtle.com
Tue Oct 19 17:36:36 UTC 2004


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> Hello,
> 	I wanted to get a wiring opinion from the list.  I need to extend a
> network from a school office to a few adjacent buildings.  Each building
> will have 5 or less workstations or LTS clients.  The lengths are less
> than 30m.  I am considering running cat5e/6 thru metal conduit -vs-
> fiber.  I am concerned with ground potential between buildings and cable
> loss etc -vs- cat2fiber and fiber2cat costs.  Can I try it with cat, or
> should I just use fiber?
>
Dale,
 at 30m cat5 in conduit is just fine, fiber is nicer, but overkill. you
might also consider pairs of 801.11a access points running in bridging
mode. most of a stuff is cheap now and if they come from same
manufacturer, they will usually run in full duplex and give you the max
throughput at 54Mbs. julius

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