Take the tour ×  What is the maximum and/or ideal length of an
ethernet cable? Is there a distance that data cannot be
transferred over an ethernet cable, say over X number of feet?
share|improve this question ideal length is exactly one furlong.
–  bmargulies Sep 25 '10 at 21:40 As far as ideal length. The
ideal length would be as long as necessary and no longer. Be it
for cost, interference, cable management or latency (for all the
hard core gamers out there). Excess unneeded cable can cause
problems. –  Scott McClenning Sep 25 '10 at 23:03 There is also
a MINIMUM length, to avoid problems like reflection. I
encountered this years ago, when I was doing up my house. I cn't
remember the value, but I THINK a cable one foot long was not
recommended! –  user86822 Jun 21 '11 at 8:58 which is odd, as
we've got some 10cm patch cables in our server room/switch bays.
–  tombull89 Jun 21 '11 at 9:36 add comment  4 Answers  up vote
7 down vote accepted  There is no ideal length of a cat 5 cable
but the specification s