Max distance daisy chaining switches

[tedsmith]

Is the maximum distance extended by a switch or not?
Is it possible to have a switch next to the server feeding 2 more servers 80meters away with both these two second switches feeding 8 PC's another 80 meters away (total 160 meters and 16 computers).

Conversely could I just locate 1 x 16 port switch 80 meters away and feed it 80 meters in both directions to all PCs.
(The server is at the end of the building)

I want to use Cat5 and 100mhz ethernet.
I know this exceeds the normal 100meters limit but some people say you can have 100m in each leg?
Is this true?
Would there be any problem sending TCP/IP both ways from each workstation to the server but not between workstations?

 

[QuiltedCamel]

The 100m is in any given cable - so yes you can have

Switch A <===100m===> Switch B <===100m===> Switch C

Effectively you're using Switch B as a repeater

 

[haknwak]

in other words, tedsmith , the limit is not in the switch
but in the length of wire. 100M is generally accepted.
That assumes well made cables, routed properly away from
interference etc.

&quot;If you lived here, you'd be home by now!&quot;

George Carlin

 

[BuckWeet]

There is a limit on switches though.. It is advisable not to have more then 3 (think its 3, might be 4) switches in your path to the destination. Just because of latency and broadcast issues, you can run into trouble..


BuckWeet

 

[baddos]

1000Base SX fiber can be 600m apart as well. I don't remember exactly how long 1000BaseLX is, but I do know it's larger than SX.

-Bad Dos

 

[tedsmith]

thanks for clearing that up for me