How far can I run Cat 6 or better cable to a router???

wiredrite · Post by **wiredrite** » Mon Jan 24, 2022 1:59 am

I have mediacom internet. I would like to run some Cat 6 or better (Game changer) cable to my shop about 600ft back. Then plug in and use a router for internet out there. Is this possible? Mediacom wants to charge me $7500 to run a main line to my shop.

Post by **YeOldeStonecat** » Mon Jan 24, 2022 9:49 am

The official max distance for ethernet cable is 100 meters if you want gigabit...which is about 333 feet.

Can you go further than that? Unofficially (not best practice)....yes, but you start to increase the likely hood of unsatisfactory performance...the further and further you go beyond 100 meters.

Post by **Philip** » Mon Jan 24, 2022 5:08 pm

Best thing to to would be to get a couple of fiber switches for $100 ea. and run a fiber line between them... Or, run a p2p wireless.

wiredrite · Post by **wiredrite** » Mon Jan 24, 2022 7:10 pm

Thank you

wiredrite · Post by **wiredrite** » Mon Jan 24, 2022 7:14 pm

Philip wrote:Best thing to to would be to get a couple of fiber switches for $100 ea. and run a fiber line between them... Or, run a p2p wireless.

Any particular in ground and out door switches you recommend?

Post by **Philip** » Tue Jan 25, 2022 7:51 am

Not sure about a particular one, most SFP converters or switches should work ok I guess.
Here are a couple of Amazon links:
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Expect to pay a couple of hundreds for 600 ft of indoor/outdoor fiber cable too (LC or SC duplex connectors, depending on the switch)... Maybe something like this? https://amzn.to/3KDgaep

If you don't want to burry the cable you can also go P2P wireless.

Post by **YeOldeStonecat** » Tue Jan 25, 2022 2:07 pm

I do a lot of "campus area networks" (CANs) with Ubiquiti airMax "point to point" and "point to multi point" wireless
https://help.ui.com/hc/en-us/articles/2 ... uld-I-use-