Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!lll-winken!ames!pacbell!well!dv
From: dv@well.UUCP (David W. Vezie)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.lans
Subject: Maximum Ethernet length
Keywords: ethernet length specs
Message-ID: <10315@well.UUCP>
Date: 11 Jan 89 22:58:37 GMT
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	Can someone give me the definitive word on how long Ethernet
can be?  I've looking at the possibility of running standard thick
yellow ethernet cable between two buildings, with a sun acting as a
router on either side.  I've read some info which says that the max
is 500M, while other info says that the max is 1000M, and the distance
is between the two (probably about 550-600M).  Also, what would happen
if I exceeded the length?  Would it not work, or would it be flakey,
or ???

	Please reply to me directly, as I don't normally read this
newsgroup (maybe I should :-).

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David Vezie
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