# Crossover cable minimum length? **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [February 23, 2006, 11:15am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/crossover-cable-minimum-length/8523 "2006-02-23T11:15:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Daddie](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/daddie/32/7621_2.png) [@Daddie](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Daddie)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2006, 11:15am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/crossover-cable-minimum-length/8523/1 "2006-02-23T11:15:06Z")
What is it, like 1 foot? I forget. ---
**Author:** ![RobHimself](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e480ec/32.png) [@RobHimself](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RobHimself)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2006, 11:19am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/crossover-cable-minimum-length/8523/2 "2006-02-23T11:19:10Z")
I have used a 12" crossover without any problems ---
**Author:** ![Locutus](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/locutus/32/7574_2.png) [@Locutus](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Locutus)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2006, 11:25am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/crossover-cable-minimum-length/8523/3 "2006-02-23T11:25:30Z")
11.6219475" anything less will melt… i don’t think their is a minimum. never heard it… ---
**Author:** ![raven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9fc348/32.png) [@raven](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/raven)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2006, 12:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/crossover-cable-minimum-length/8523/4 "2006-02-23T12:10:09Z")
Regular Cat-5: > Gigabit Ethernet (over copper), 1000baseT > Speed: 1000 Mbps > Max Len: 100 Meters > Cable: UTP, RJ-45 connectors > > Fast Ethernet, 100baseT > Speed: 100 Mbps > Max Len: 100 Meters > Cable: UTP, RJ-45 connectors > > Twisted Pair Ethernet, 10baseT > Speed: 10 Mbps > Max Len: 100 Meters > Cable: UTP, RJ-45 connectors > > Thin Ethernet , 10 base 2 > Speed: 10 Mbps > Max Len: 185 Meters > Cable: RG-58 type coax, 50 ohm impedance > > Thick Ethernet, 10 base 5 > Speed: 10 Mbps > Max Len: 500 Meters > Cable: RG-58 type coax, 50 ohm impedance There has to be some specifics on the box if you bought some. . . or if you made them on your own \>.\> dunno At least this is some reference. . . and 100+m wow… 2 feet? heheh ---
**Author:** ![raven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9fc348/32.png) [@raven](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/raven)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2006, 12:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/crossover-cable-minimum-length/8523/5 "2006-02-23T12:11:10Z")
:o Come on google \> Howie [http://www.cat-5-cable-company.com/faq-maximum-length-cat-5-cable.html](http://www.cat-5-cable-company.com/faq-maximum-length-cat-5-cable.html) EDIT: OH Minimum T.T Tee hee hee ---
**Author:** ![Haenszel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e68b1a/32.png) [@Haenszel](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Haenszel)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2006, 12:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/crossover-cable-minimum-length/8523/6 "2006-02-23T12:12:26Z")
he wants minimum length… of which i dont’ think there is one. i’ve done punchdowns with less than 6" of cable in a crossover setup… ---
**Author:** ![sureshot007](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sureshot007/32/7345_2.png) [@sureshot007](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/sureshot007)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2006, 12:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/crossover-cable-minimum-length/8523/7 "2006-02-23T12:44:09Z")
It’s not the size that counts…but I’ve used 3" cables in racks before… ---
**Author:** ![wickedcivy](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/wickedcivy/32/7295_2.png) [@wickedcivy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/wickedcivy)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2006, 12:57pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/crossover-cable-minimum-length/8523/8 "2006-02-23T12:57:35Z")
yea i didnt think there ever was a minimum… doesnt make much sense? the only thing that makes a crossover a crossover is the wiring so i assume u could have it as long at u had enough wire to cross it inside ---
**Author:** ![duck](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/duck/32/7183_2.png) [@duck](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/duck)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2006, 2:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/crossover-cable-minimum-length/8523/9 "2006-02-23T14:02:05Z")
minimum? don’t think there is one, can’t imagine why. the one i keep around is about 2 feet, but i’ve used shorter. edit: [quote=“Google”"] I can find no minimum length in the chunk of the specifications I have for 100BASE-TX cable. I read one Internet source that said it was .5 meters (1.6 ft.). I have read others that said there was no limit. I have a 2-foot crossover cable that works fine. There are loopback plugs that have almost no length. I would tend to make such a cable at least two feet long to permit some noise attenuation by the twisted pairs. However, RJ-45 plugs are cheap and one could experiment for a modest cost. [/quote] ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2006, 2:55pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/crossover-cable-minimum-length/8523/10 "2006-02-23T14:55:31Z")
In all the cisco classes I have taken there is no minimum lenght ---
**Author:** ![Vile](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/vile/32/7595_2.png) [@Vile](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Vile)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2006, 7:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/crossover-cable-minimum-length/8523/11 "2006-02-23T19:13:44Z")
3 feet is the minimum… anything less and the quality of signal is degraded. ---
**Author:** ![Adam0137](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/848f3c/32.png) [@Adam0137](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Adam0137)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2006, 7:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/crossover-cable-minimum-length/8523/12 "2006-02-23T19:45:45Z")
Yup… I’ve never had problems with shorter, but technically 1m is the minimum recommended length.