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  1. March 8th, 2004, 04:55 PM #1
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    Cat 5e Cable... How Short?

    I know the 100 meter standard for maximum Cat 5e length. How short can a cable be? Retailers only sell 3' as the shortest length. I need to connect two stackable switches and can crimp my own cables. Can I make one only 6 inches? Are 3 foot cables sold as the shortest for a reason?
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  4. March 8th, 2004, 06:01 PM #4
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    They sell them down to 1.5 foot everywhere I go...

    http://www.cablemax.com/all-patch-cables.cfm

    That's not to say you couldn't go smaller, but that's a lot of crimping and cable citifying, and BS if you ask me...if you only have a few, cool, anything over ten, just get some 1.5s and call it a day!
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