Tell me more ×  What is the max distance for cat5e cables in
1000Mbps (1 Gigabit) Full Duplex mode?  share|improve this
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Quoting from Wikipedia:  1000BASE-T (also known as IEEE 802.3ab)
is a standard for gigabit Ethernet over copper wiring.   So it's
100 meters (328 feet).  The network segment is not just the
segment from one device to another, but must take account of the
actual end-to-end delivery, for example device A - switch -
device B. from A to B the 100m should be the cable length
between device A to switch, plus the cable length between switch
to device B.  share|improve this answer It is incredible how the
vendors want make you believe that only the cat6 is able to
function in 1000Mbps at 100 meters. –  Paulocoghi May 19 '12 at
16:35 But can you tell if the cat5e can run in full duplex at
distances greater than 10 meters? –  Paulocoghi May 19 '12 at
16:38 Sure Cat5e can run 1GbE full duplex for 10-30 meters. If
it does not, it is a defecti