From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Oct 8 00:25:02 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3967E16A49E for ; Sun, 8 Oct 2006 00:25:02 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from buhnux@gmail.com) Received: from nf-out-0910.google.com (nf-out-0910.google.com [64.233.182.191]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 76AAB43D4C for ; Sun, 8 Oct 2006 00:25:01 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from buhnux@gmail.com) Received: by nf-out-0910.google.com with SMTP id n15so1573775nfc for ; Sat, 07 Oct 2006 17:25:00 -0700 (PDT) DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=beta; d=gmail.com; h=received:message-id:date:from:sender:to:subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition:references:x-google-sender-auth; b=nvBz3b3SddYiBQvA1x7jiGvOyLm0zLsqDhTJZ9cYfECWO0fjD/s/HoBM6678joLws8Utt2t8uUezAtDcrrD0f9d1m/vCxEcufWq9rxFuPHulN2/eY+V/rCgM0reczMummT0T2zjVOktSydTXms7nugZyF+3SfU30VIn9AtWSLOE= Received: by 10.78.97.7 with SMTP id u7mr3406005hub; Sat, 07 Oct 2006 17:25:00 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.78.183.3 with HTTP; Sat, 7 Oct 2006 17:25:00 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: Date: Sat, 7 Oct 2006 20:25:00 -0400 From: "Michael Johnson" Sender: buhnux@gmail.com To: "perryh@pluto.rain.com" In-Reply-To: <452837d9.52OZSBB03ZtcOtzk%perryh@pluto.rain.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline References: <20061007184515.GE65461@dan.emsphone.com> <452837d9.52OZSBB03ZtcOtzk%perryh@pluto.rain.com> X-Google-Sender-Auth: a5e12cb2e35512c0 Cc: dnelson@allantgroup.com, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: POE networking, what's the range? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 08 Oct 2006 00:25:02 -0000 On 10/7/06, perryh@pluto.rain.com wrote: > > > ... does anyone know the range of Power Over Ethernet? I want > > > something to go from my house to my garage apartment then hook > > > a wireless access point in to the POE box. The garage and the > > > house are on their own power circuit but where the lines split > > > is in between the house and the garage. I'm thinking it'll be > > > around 600ft plus all the wiring in the house and garage. > > The garage and the house are over 1/10 of a mile apart? yeah. it's not a car garage. > > > If your garage has power, why not just plug the access point into > > an outlet in the garage instead of pulling power all the way from > > the house? > > There can be some significant safety issues in stringing copper > between buildings, especially over significant distances and if > the building grounds are not interbonded. I'd encourage the O.P. > to first consult a local electrical inspector, or an electrician > who is familiar with the local conditions and safety codes. Yes, > I know this is not mains power, but hazards exist with signal > wiring as well. > I don't plan to string cable at all. Cable is already in place for all the electric stuff. > One alternative would be to track down a couple of fiber > adapters, and string (non-conductive) fiber instead of copper. >