[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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