Hi list, Does anyone know if there is a practical limit to how long a Cat 5E cable can be before you'd need to put something in the line to boost the signal, i.e. a switch or some other device? Is a 150 foot run of Cat 5E okay? And more so then, how about a 2000 foot run from my house to my neighbors, assuming I have an anti-squirrel jacket on the cable and everything. (to push it even more with off-topic questions... If I have to split coax cable (like, for TV) into 16 different outputs, is it better to use a 1-into-16 amplifier/splitter, or use a 1-into-4 and then four 1-into-4's off that?) Hey, thanks! Ray at work ********************************************************************************************************** The information contained in this e-mail message is intended only for the personal and confidential use of the recipient(s) named above. Distribution, publication, or retransmission of this message is strictly prohibited. This message may be a bank to client communication and as such is priviliged and confidential. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient or an agent responsible for delivering it to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that you have received this document in error and that any review, dissemination, distribution, or copying of this message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by e-mail, and delete the original message. The sender of this e-mail specifically "opts-out" of the Electronic Signatures and Global and National Commerce Act (E-Sign) and any and all similar state and federal acts. Accordingly, but without limitation, any and all documents, contracts, and ageements must contain a handwritten signature of the sender to be legal, valid, and enforceable. ********************************************************************************************************** ********************************************************** To Unsubscribe, set digest or vacation mode or view archives use the below link. http://thethin.net/win2000list.cfm