ViloxityB to Home Networking@selfhosted.forumEnglish · 10 months agoIs a ethernet cable pointless if my router is in my room?message-squaremessage-square25fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareIs a ethernet cable pointless if my router is in my room?ViloxityB to Home Networking@selfhosted.forumEnglish · 10 months agomessage-square25fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareViloxityOPBlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 months agoDoes the length matter? Like I have a 50ft ethernet cable, and my router is right next to my pc. Does the connection weaken if the cable is that long? Or that doesn’t matter at all?
minus-squareAriquitaunBlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 months agoIt does, but it is also gradual over that length. Cat 5e cables are rated for full 1gbps at 100m, so in your case it’s not worth worrying about.
Does the length matter? Like I have a 50ft ethernet cable, and my router is right next to my pc. Does the connection weaken if the cable is that long? Or that doesn’t matter at all?
It does, but it is also gradual over that length. Cat 5e cables are rated for full 1gbps at 100m, so in your case it’s not worth worrying about.