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Computer nerds GITT
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Jun 13, 2025, 9:16 AM
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Today we discuss long ethernet runs.
I have an ethernet run of about 265 feet to the back of the shop. It is comprised of a 65' run, then a Netgear switch, then a 75' run, then a coupler, then a 50' run, another coupler, than a 75' run to another Netgear switch.
I need to replace this, but too difficult to have one long cable because there is too much crap in the way. Is there a better way?
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McDrawer, will you sketch this up?
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Jun 13, 2025, 9:17 AM
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McLovin
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I think this would work
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Jun 13, 2025, 10:25 AM
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I like it!
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Jun 13, 2025, 10:33 AM
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Butt it's not a house to shop situation. It's an IT closet in the offices to an area 250+ feet away in the same building.
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Well that makes salving the metal issue easy.
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Jun 13, 2025, 10:34 AM
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Open the doors.
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Starlink***
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Jun 13, 2025, 9:20 AM
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Re: Computer nerds GITT
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Jun 13, 2025, 9:22 AM
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Wifi?***
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Jun 13, 2025, 9:50 AM
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Doesn't work well through metal walls and at long distances.***
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Jun 13, 2025, 10:05 AM
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Wifi mesh dude
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Jun 13, 2025, 10:43 AM
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No reason you can't use a few eeros to reach that distance.
Mines runs from a cabinet in middle of house, bounces to stairway, then reaches 400 ft outside of house.
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Start with why you need to replace it***
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Jun 13, 2025, 10:12 AM
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Going out intermittently
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Jun 13, 2025, 10:16 AM
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At the end of the run, there are 3 desktop computers and a wireless AP plugged into the Netgear switch.
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Do you know it's your ethernet connection going out and not your...
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Jun 13, 2025, 11:26 AM
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wireless going out? Can't tell if the computers are plugged into the switch too or wireless.
Ethernet issues "normally" aren't intermittent. If it is your ethernet going out, I would look at the coupler first.
All that is said having no idea of your actual run location, etc...
I don't quite follow why you have a coupler...is it that you purchase pre-terminated cables and that's about as long as you can find?
I think you said you have ~200' between switches, so normal cat5 cable should be ok there since under 100m/330'. The reason I mentioned the coupler is I'm not sure what that does to signal loss and at 200' "could" be an issue.
You could try a prolonged ping between the 2 switches (ping 'ip#' -t). If you're getting dropped packets are variations in TTL then that could point to a bad connection.
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I'm on a bridge call right now fighting an intermittent disconnect to one of our
Jun 13, 2025, 11:43 AM
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SAAS vendors.
It appears to be firewall related but we're not 100% sure yet.
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We also have an occasional firewall issue. But not related in this case.***
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You have said 'netgear' twice and coupler once
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Jun 13, 2025, 10:21 AM
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I'd start there.
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Srsly..couplers are always a problem.
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Jun 13, 2025, 10:38 AM
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They are a guaranteed packet loss inducer.
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Yeah, I am going to try to eliminate them.***
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Jun 13, 2025, 11:17 AM
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I'd look for a way to make one cable run - that many hops is bound to lead to
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Jun 13, 2025, 10:22 AM
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problems eventually. Is there any way to run cable along the ceiling or something?
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Technically yes, but there is SO much crap in the way.***
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Jun 13, 2025, 10:33 AM
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Come in on the weekend and climb around/over everything to run the cable.
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Jun 13, 2025, 10:38 AM
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Then tell everyone it took 3x as long as it actually did and take the rest of the week off.
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AND DRINK BEER!!!!!!
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Jun 13, 2025, 11:18 AM
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If I didn't have to go car shopping, I would.
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Re: "Guys, I worked 5 days this weekend."***
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