Determine the appropriate Ethernet cable length based on your setup requirements.

F5F Stay Refreshed Power Users Networks Determine the appropriate Ethernet cable length based on your setup requirements.

BerkSahin
Member

106

10-03-2023, 03:17 AM

Hello, your observation is interesting. It's not uncommon for testing tools to display longer distances than the actual cable length due to factors like measurement methods or network protocols. It’s not necessarily abnormal.

BerkSahin

10-03-2023, 03:17 AM #1

ZEGA_FEED
Member

10-03-2023, 03:36 AM

If the cable meets the expected bandwidth, I wouldn't be overly concerned about it.

ZEGA_FEED

10-03-2023, 03:36 AM #2

If the cable meets the expected bandwidth, I wouldn't be overly concerned about it.

Avambo
Junior Member

10-03-2023, 11:18 AM

I wouldn't assume a nic would be so precise.

Avambo

10-03-2023, 11:18 AM #3

I wouldn't assume a nic would be so precise.

Marine_Ji
Junior Member

10-19-2023, 03:46 PM

If it offers any comfort is that my Asus ROG STRIX Z370-I BIOS cable testing works perfectly. It keeps saying some pins aren’t connected, yet both Windows and Linux show full Gigabit speeds—probably because the setup differs from a Switch. Maybe it’s just due to being plugged into another PC instead of a Switch, but I’m not sure why.

Marine_Ji

10-19-2023, 03:46 PM #4

Leeward
Junior Member

10-20-2023, 11:19 AM

Thanks for the update! It seems to work well in practice, reaching up to 68 meters. The connection uses a ca6 Ethernet cable linked to a gigabit LAN on your PC and router, which reports 1Gbps.

Leeward

10-20-2023, 11:19 AM #5

Thanks for the update! It seems to work well in practice, reaching up to 68 meters. The connection uses a ca6 Ethernet cable linked to a gigabit LAN on your PC and router, which reports 1Gbps.

tensaimicky
Member

214

10-20-2023, 04:13 PM

Thank you for your response! It appears the connection speed is currently satisfactory, so ignoring the message might be fine.

tensaimicky

10-20-2023, 04:13 PM #6

Thank you for your response! It appears the connection speed is currently satisfactory, so ignoring the message might be fine.

Tommy6774
Member

161

10-21-2023, 08:26 PM

Thanks! It seems unusual. Your motherboard and ROG Strix are both from Asus, and you're using the X99 with Gigabit LAN. Earlier, when you first connected it, the speed dropped to 100Mbps until you reconnected it properly, then it returned to full 1Gbps.

Tommy6774

10-21-2023, 08:26 PM #7

jchy02
Junior Member

10-22-2023, 12:55 AM

Usually I’d anticipate such results to be fairly dependable. As long as everything functions smoothly without surprises or delays, it should work well.

jchy02

10-22-2023, 12:55 AM #8

Usually I’d anticipate such results to be fairly dependable. As long as everything functions smoothly without surprises or delays, it should work well.