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08-19-2002, 05:06 PM
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Is there a Minimum length to Cat5 cabeling?
I don’t think so... but someone told me it should at least be a foot.
Doesn’t make sense but I had to ask. Is there a minimum length to making a straight thru cat 5 cable? thx! 
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08-19-2002, 08:36 PM
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I have one that is factory made that is less than a foot, but no there is no minum that I ever heard of, except for leaving room to move things a bit.
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08-19-2002, 10:21 PM
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I didnt think either. Thanks for the confirmation
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08-22-2002, 12:02 AM
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I have never heard of a minimum but can think of 2 reasons to not go shorter than a foot. 1- Adjustment room. You need to have some slack to move parts around and not crimp the cable. 2 - Crosstalk. I don't KNOW that it's a problem but I can see having a problem with 2 cable ends that close together. Keep in mind that I have no data to back this up. This is just my opinion.
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08-22-2002, 12:47 AM
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Thankfully someone has 'borrowed' my Crimming Tool. I have to buy a new one so I havnt started but when I do, ill be sure to make them at least a foot long to be on the safe side!
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08-22-2002, 02:51 PM
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I've got tons of patch panel cables that are about 6" or so and they work just fine. Never had any problems with crimps or crosstalk.
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08-24-2002, 03:02 AM
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Thanks Cowboy. I never heard of one that short being used and didn't know if there would be any problems. Good to hear from someone who has used them that short.
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08-24-2002, 11:10 AM
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Well... time to contradict everyone. I have always heard that a minumum lenght is 3 feet. I had shorter cables connecting my hub and router and my cable modem and router, but I was getting issues of the router needed a reset all the time. Sometimes it was fine for days, sometimes it would kick out every 20 minutes. I put on some cables that were 3 feet and all the issues vanished with it. BTW, tested the short cables, they were all fine.
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08-25-2002, 03:35 AM
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and the plot thickens...
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