Cat5e Solutions (Over 110m)

Also... I would be tempted to put more than one cable in, just to future proof you a bit more. Wouldnt want to be using too many computers on only cable. If you have 2 cables then you can add another switch later on if needs be and split the computers between them. Just a thought, makes sense to do it while you have everything dug up.
 
cjeasom said:
what is the outcome of a problem caused by ground differentials?

Can this damage the equipment
Click to expand...

Certainly the potental difference is signficant over 100m. In practice you will find that swtiches are sufficiently well isolated that this will not cause a problem. Whether or not it is a legal/saftey issue is another question.
 
Caged said:
Why the hell are you / the client running a business off Netgear desktop switches and wireless routers?
Click to expand...

Netgear switches are quite common in businesses and do a great job.

Some businesses don't want the hassle of getting a wired connection installed.

Just my thoughts.
 
I guess it depends on the size of the company, we have some customers with netgear prosafe 24 port web view switches because they are pretty small operations. All of our larger customers use either cisco, 3com or hp switches as they just can't afford the downtime that happens when you use consumer grade equipment.

The deal with running copper between buildings may just strictly be a usa thing, there are a bunch of rules you have to follow to subscribe to the local building code. If we don't follow them we risk the chance of being sue'd if someone's pc gets nuked or the place burns down.

If you were looking at the lower end of the price scale and you couldn't afford fibre, or point to point outdoor units, I would go for 2 linksys wrt routers with dd-wrt firmware in point to point mode.

Dan
 
Last edited:
If you have line of sight to the other building, you could use a pair of directional antennae and standard 802.11b/g. :)
 
Puddles said:
I guess it depends on the size of the company, we have some customers with netgear prosafe 24 port web view switches because they are pretty small operations. All of our larger customers use either cisco, 3com or hp switches as they just can't afford the downtime that happens when you use consumer grade equipment.

The deal with running copper between buildings may just strictly be a usa thing, there are a bunch of rules you have to follow to subscribe to the local building code. If we don't follow them we risk the chance of being sue'd if someone's pc gets nuked or the place burns down.

If you were looking at the lower end of the price scale and you couldn't afford fibre, or point to point outdoor units, I would go for 2 linksys wrt routers with dd-wrt firmware in point to point mode.

Dan
Click to expand...


We use 24port managed 10/100 and 10/100/1000 netgear switches and they are brilliant. The only problem we had was when we first got the 10/100/1000's the management interface used to stop working after a few days, a firmware update later and eveythings okay.

For the money i havent seen anything that can beat them.
 
I had a BT engineer out the other day at a site wiring a new phone line into a new patch Panel I installed and he said that his head quarters has just recieved 200+ Netgear Switches. He mentioned the problems they had with a previous brand and after testing the Netgear switches, Netgear came out on top so they are using them in certain installations.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top Bottom