I don't know if the minimum length is identified in the spec, but I have some 1ft cat5e patch cables that I use to connect devices that are stacked.

Does anyone know of a vendor that sells ethernet patch cables that have the length printed on it in some fashion? I know I could just measure them, but it would be nice to just quickly glance and see ...

You have designed an embedded controller with an ethernet interface that needs to be connected to a long run of cable. What is the maximum length that a 100Base-TX and 1000Base-T ethernet cables are ...

In an increasingly technological world, we've found new and effective ways to send information from one place to another in the blink of an eye. A lot of these transfers happen wirelessly these days, ...

The ins and outs of 10BASE-T1L Ethernet. How cable length and link technology affect performance. Insight into how diagnostic and other tools can help maintain efficiency and peak performance. As ...

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Remember that one time the cable you grabbed from the box was exactly the right length for the run from patch panel to server shelf? What if every patch cable you picked up were just the right length?

Although it’s easy to head to the electronics store to buy network cables, making do with cables of predetermined lengths can be a problem. More often than not, premade cables are either too short ...

When it comes to wired networks, you'll often hear people using "LAN cables" and "Ethernet cables" interchangeably, but are ...