# Did we ever solve minimum ethernet limit?
**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/did-we-ever-solve-minimum-ethernet-limit/14002
**Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic
**Created:** [June 30, 2006, 7:19am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/did-we-ever-solve-minimum-ethernet-limit/14002 "2006-06-30T07:19:23Z")
**Posts on this page:** 10
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### Author:  [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)
#### Post date: [June 30, 2006, 7:19am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/did-we-ever-solve-minimum-ethernet-limit/14002/1 "2006-06-30T07:19:23Z")
I rember Howie was dealing with this a while back…
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### Author:  [@Daddie](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Daddie)
#### Post date: [June 30, 2006, 8:17am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/did-we-ever-solve-minimum-ethernet-limit/14002/2 "2006-06-30T08:17:11Z")
Well, we have a 1foot cat6 cable and throughput seems to be a-ok, so…
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### Author:  [@Vile](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Vile)
#### Post date: [June 30, 2006, 8:32am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/did-we-ever-solve-minimum-ethernet-limit/14002/3 "2006-06-30T08:32:38Z")
it’s 3 feet… but that’s only a guideline…
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### Author:  [@Daddie](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Daddie)
#### Post date: [June 30, 2006, 8:35am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/did-we-ever-solve-minimum-ethernet-limit/14002/4 "2006-06-30T08:35:14Z")
> [@Vile](#):
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> it’s 3 feet… but that’s only a guideline…
Yeah, I dunno, works ok, so i don’t wonder…
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### Author:  [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)
#### Post date: [June 30, 2006, 10:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/did-we-ever-solve-minimum-ethernet-limit/14002/5 "2006-06-30T10:27:54Z")
I just used less then a foot and it seems to be fine.
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### Author:  [@Skurge](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Skurge)
#### Post date: [June 30, 2006, 10:40am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/did-we-ever-solve-minimum-ethernet-limit/14002/6 "2006-06-30T10:40:53Z")
\<—wasn’t aware there was a min length for them
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### Author:  [@RobHimself](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RobHimself)
#### Post date: [June 30, 2006, 11:18am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/did-we-ever-solve-minimum-ethernet-limit/14002/7 "2006-06-30T11:18:41Z")
There isnt really a minimum, i have one in my network tool box and its no more than 5" and works fine.
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### Author:  [@Vile](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Vile)
#### Post date: [June 30, 2006, 11:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/did-we-ever-solve-minimum-ethernet-limit/14002/8 "2006-06-30T11:41:21Z")
it will work fine… but if u get down to the nitty gritty high tech cable testing… it’s not giving the performance it should… otherwise u’ll never tell the difference
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### Author:  [@itsJim](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/itsJim)
#### Post date: [June 30, 2006, 12:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/did-we-ever-solve-minimum-ethernet-limit/14002/9 "2006-06-30T12:08:48Z")
> [@Vile](#):
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> it will work fine… but if u get down to the nitty gritty high tech cable testing… it’s not giving the performance it should… otherwise u’ll never tell the difference
Just out of curiosity, any source to back that up?
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### Author:  [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)
#### Post date: [June 30, 2006, 1:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/did-we-ever-solve-minimum-ethernet-limit/14002/10 "2006-06-30T13:12:04Z")
I know the reason there is supposed to be a minimum lenth is cancelation.