[NTLUG:Discuss] Switch Question

[Stephen Davidson]

Kipton Moravec wrote:
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> To make it more interesting, they also own another building across the 
> parking lot.  How do you connect the two buildings together? They have 
> not expanded operations into there yet, but I do not think it will be 
> long before they do. The buildings are only about 100 feet apart in 
> the back but the server is near the front of the main building, so it 
> may be a 300-400 feet of wire from server to middle of the second 
> building. Any ideas?
>
>
> Kip
>
>
Hi Kip.

On re-reading this, I could be wrong but I think the minimum that 10/100 
Cat 5 or Cat 6 can cover is 500 feet on a "hop".  So a possibility is to 
put a switch inside each building near the back wall, and then either 
run the internal networks off of it, or connect it to the other switches 
on the local network.  As mentioned in another post, you do want to try 
to stay out from under the parking lot and sidewalks if possible, but do 
make sure if you lay cable that it is deep enough not to be uprooted by 
the Yard Maintenance crew.

At that short a distance, 802.11b is also certainly doable, with the 
appropriate security precautions.

Regards,
Steve

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