On Tue, Jun 11, 2002 at 12:15:48AM +0100, David Laight wrote:
> > 
> > Also, how long can a crossover ethernet cable be?
> 
> IIRC 200m, even for 100MHz (provided neither end is a hub).
> For 10M it is limited by signal loss - otherwise you would be
> allowed about 2.5km (rough guess, lost my 8802.11).
> 
> 	David

The spec is 100m for 10/100 Ethernet.  You can run further with better
cabling and have nearly the same electrical characteristics as cheaper cable
at 100m, but you are still out of spec because of the distance.

-Andrew