Date: Sat, 7 Oct 2006 20:04:21 +0200 From: Erik Trulsson <ertr1013@student.uu.se> To: Michael Johnson <ahze@ahze.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: POE networking, what's the range? Message-ID: <20061007180421.GA14848@owl.midgard.homeip.net> In-Reply-To: <b2203fed0610071040y298b1b62wab8b5f57e795e5a3@mail.gmail.com> References: <b2203fed0610071040y298b1b62wab8b5f57e795e5a3@mail.gmail.com>
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On Sat, Oct 07, 2006 at 01:40:37PM -0400, Michael Johnson wrote: > This isn't really a FreeBSD-specific question but does > anyone know the range of Power Over Ethernet? I want > something to go from my house to my garage apartment > then hook a wireless access point in to the POE box. The > garage and the house are on their own power circuit but > where the lines split is in between the house and the garage. > I'm thinking it'll be around 600ft plus all the wiring in the house > and garage. I'm kinda hesitant to buy one and try it before > I *think* it may work. For normal Ethernet cables (carrying data) the maximum length of a cable is 100 meters (328 ft.) I would not count on PoE working over longer distances than that. -- <Insert your favourite quote here.> Erik Trulsson ertr1013@student.uu.se
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