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It develops a network connectivity with in a distance of 100 meter

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I am expanding my network to about a distance of 250 meters. I was able to connect a computer to a hub 250 meters away using an utp cable. But when I replaced the computer with a 10/100 Mbps switch where I intend to connect two more computers, I found out that the computer that I have connected without the switch was unable to access the network or the Internet. I tried using a crossover cable but it could not connect. When I connected a hub instead of a switch I was able to connect. Isn't it possible to connect a switch to a hub with a distance of 100 meters or more? I tried reducing the utp cable to 100 meters, still it can't connect. Do you have some ways of extending my connection to about 250 or 500 meters without using a hub? I guess there are no more repeaters available these days.

I'm quite stunned to hear that you managed to get a workstation talking to the network through a 250 meter UTP cable! The specifications these cables have, and the rules by which we need to play define a maximum of 100 meters for any UTP Cat5 cable, assuming it's for a 10/100 Mbps network. If you tried to run gigabit, then this is reduced to 25 meters!

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