fast ethernet limits

Fri Jan 10 21:03:45 UTC 2003

You could use fiber and a fiber conversion box.

Or you could use a switch or repeater half way.

On Fri, 10 Jan 2003, Steve Rude wrote:

>
> Hi NANOG,
>
> Could someone please help me with a fast ethernet problem I am having.  We
> have a POP in a 27 floor building, and have a rj45 run from the the bottom
> of the building (in the telco room) to the top of the building.  We have
> cisco switches on either end and we are seeing about 5-20% packet loss on
> the trunk.
>
> Are we running into a distance limitation of fast ethernet, or are we suffering
> from another problem?  I read that 328 feet is the limitation of fast
> ethernet. Is there anything short of getting a repeater for the cable run
> that I can do to boost the signal?
>
> TIA for your help.
>
> Ciao.
>
> Steve Rude
>
>