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Huh?

I believe he was talking about putting a router/hub/switch midspan so that the link is actually 200' then CPE then another 200'.

I'm aware of a few situations where we have had 10/100 running on quad.

I agree. I was planning on doing the same thing with a switch.

again I have to ask why not Fiber ?

In my opinion anytime Ethernet leaves a bldg it should go to fiber . adding power and a switch mid run cant be cost effective

Just becouse it "works " doesn't mean its done right

Exactly, thank you.

Sorry to say but I would expect that from some IT "professional" or hack. Where on earth would you put an indoor switch and power receptacle in the middle of an outdoor run?? A pro would know when a UTP data run is inappropriate and look at alternatives such as fiber or DSL as has been suggested.

-Hal

In my case, the switch, if needed would have been under cover in the grandstand and a non-issue. The DSL connection modem & router will be in a booth under the grandstand as well.

I also had buried cable on hand and it is cheaper for the client.

If it been some other situation, I would have done differently. Again, none of my cable was underground.

I'll add this for those that have never dealt with fair grounds...

In this case, they are a group of farmers that got together 167 years ago, had a fair to show off their farm animals, etc., then eventually bought the land, built the buildings and try to make ends meet each year. There's not a lot of money to be made, so I try every year to help them cut expenses & if they're lucky, they make a slight profit to be in turn re-invested into the fair grounds in one way or another such as new buildings, refurbishing old ones, upgrades to the infrastructure, etc.

Basically, every penny counts. Anyone with any farming background in their families (most of us do somewhere) should help support the fairs. Small farming families aren't rich and for some this is their yearly "outing".

Anyone who has spent much time with a farmer, knows how hard they work, EVERY day. There are usually NO vacation time, as there is little money to spend, and someone has to still do the chores, even if they do take a little time off, they'll have to pay someone.

Even at fair time, they ones that aren't taking their animals, can't attend until their chores are done at home, then they must return for the 5 PM chores.

The ones that DO take their animals, usually don't take ALL their animals, so they have to travel home again for the 5 PM chores.

So, if I can save them even $100, I'll do it, even if it's "As long as it works".

Rant over.

What? You mean you can't tell the animals to take a vacation!!! LOL.

Living in the heart of farmland (Black Swamp style) the farmers here do "no till" you know, just throw a hamdful of seeds on the ground and come back a few months later and harvest them.

Sure.

Carl

We used to do our county fair until they went out and got a fancy phone system from someone not even in our county.

Pity.

Well, I guess if you are going to GIVE the cable to them it would be hard to beat that.

-Hal