From: Martin Peter Howell (mph@plasma.apana.org.au)
Date: 10/16/92


From: mph@plasma.apana.org.au (Martin Peter Howell)
Subject: Re: terminal on long cable
Date: 16 Oct 1992 14:15:44 GMT

michaelw@mcshh.Hanse.DE (Michael Will) writes:

>subject: vt100-terminal on a rather long serial (rs232) cable

>The cable for rs232 should not be longer than 12meters, right?

According to "Managing UUCP and Usenet", the *practical* limits
for rs-232 are:

           Max Dist for Max Dist for
Baud Shielded Cable Unshielded Cable
---- -------------- ----------------
110 5000 3000
300 5000 3000
1200 3000 3000
2400 1000 500 all distances in feet
4800 1000 250
9600 250 250

>9600 baud would be enough for the beginning, but the more the better ;-)

I run a twisted pair 22m cable at 38400 baud with no problems at all.

-Martin.
mph@plasma.apana.org.au