Will a 200 foot ethernet cable connected to a cable modem have the same connection speed as a 4 foot ethernet cable connected to a cable modem? Or does the connection speed go down?
2006-11-15 12:48:00 · 13 answers · asked by Cody B 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Computer Networking
It shouldn't be noticebly slower. But that's with qualifications.
The longer cable will allow more interference on the line, simply due to it's length. Interference can cause packet errors that will slow down the connection as the errors are retransmitted. But there are things you can do to reduce the cables susceptibility to interferance.
Start with a good quality cable, with good, professional connections on either end.
Don't route the cable near any electical wiring, flourescent lights. Keep it away from any sort of transmiting source, like a microwave or a cordless phone base station.
Rather than route a long cable that far, consider investing in a good wireless router, and wireless card for your PC. With proper consideration to the location of the router antennas and the PC, a wireless connection can sometimes be far easier and more flexible.
2006-11-15 12:58:38 · answer #1 · answered by Chris H 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ethernet Cable 200 Ft
2016-12-12 17:58:19 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A 200 foot ethernet cable from your cable modem will cause your connection to intermittently time out which will slow down your connection speed tremendously. There is not enough power from your cable modem to provide a good connection for an ethernet cable longer than 10 feet. Your least expensive option is to purchase a powered hub or switch. Plug your 4 foot ethernet cable into the input, then plug an ethernet cable up to 250 feet long into one of the 4 outputs. The hub/switch will provide you with the power needed to go the extra distance. A decent hub will cost you around 30 dollars.
2006-11-19 04:17:55 · answer #3 · answered by tzoggas 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
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Will a 200 foot ethernet cable connected to a cable modem have the same connection speed as a 4 foot ethernet cable connected to a cable modem? Or does the connection speed go down?
2015-08-16 14:57:56 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The maximum recomended ethernet run is 100 meters (328 feet)
Within this long distance, the wire is prone to pick up interferance which will cause data errors which causes corrupt data or constant retransmissions of data packets.
With a hypothetical perfect cable run, there is no noticable lag between a 4 ft and a 328 foot ethernet cable that is perceptable to humans but can be detected by equipment. It is when interferance is introduced on the cable that there is noticable lag. The actual lag time is measured in nanoseconds.
2006-11-15 13:04:35 · answer #5 · answered by Jeffrey F 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Since you are talking about cable modem connection, I assume you do not really care if your local Ethernet connection between the cable modem and the PC is 100MBit/s. I believe you are more concerned about whether or not you will get the same Internet connection speed. The answer is: your local Ethernet gives you so much headroom over your Internet connection speed (100Mbit/s over 6Mbit/s, if even that) that it really isn't going to matter how bad Ethernet is because as long as it barely works, it will be faster than your Internet connection anyways.
Also, it is helpful to remember that your Internet connection speed is not an exact number and when you start measuring it in Megabits per second, you may actually have more delay in web server response than in delivering the content to you.
So, in terms of Internet speed, don't worry about the speed of connection to your cable modem but make sure the cable is installed properly (not kinked, stretched or stapled) and terminated with connectors properly just so it works.
Read more about cable modems and their connections in the resource below.
2006-11-16 02:42:31 · answer #6 · answered by DA 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
200ft Ethernet Cable
2016-10-01 10:41:31 · answer #7 · answered by gerrior 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Geez 200foot?
not sure..
ethernet will run far, however im not sure about that distance.. U may need to put a cheap repeater or a hub half way down.
Bandwidth would go down as the errors increase due to distance..
Check with google.com with max cat5 cable lengths
2006-11-15 12:51:28 · answer #8 · answered by Funky G 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It should work, and the connection speed should technically not go down, but the effective speed may go down as a 200 foot cable will be more susceptible to interference which may cause more packet loss or corruption causing them to need to be resent.
2006-11-15 12:53:16 · answer #9 · answered by sterno73 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The longer your ethernet cable, the greater the resistance, the slower the speed of your Internet connection. This is referred to as Ohms law, The maximum length that you can run a cable is 300 feet before you need some type of amplifier, to boost the signal.
2006-11-15 12:53:12 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋