[NTLUG:Discuss] is it bad cable?

[Travis Bell]

On Fri, Aug 17, 2001 at 06:31:19PM +0000, m m wrote:
> Hi all:
> 
> I just move one of my box one corner to another in a room.
> change a longer cat5 cable. and network connection become bad.
> I have tried to ping to (and from) other boxes, it always lost some packets 
> (25%-100% lost).
> Is it the cable problem? or is cable bad or too long (about 50', I think 50' 
> should be ok).
> note: it worked fine before I move it, did not change any configutation, the 
> only change is cable.
> 
> TIA
> 
> jc

My recommendation would be to try another cable.  I forget what the length limit is, but I know I've created and used a 70' cable successfully without any packet loss between computers.  Using the same port in your switch/hub?

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