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Maximum length of USB cabling
Name: Andriena Date: May 31, 2005 at 18:56:22 Pacific OS: XP CPU/Ram: Don't know
Comment:
Hi guys, I'm a real n00b so please be nice.
I want to know what hte max span of a USB cable can be. I've done Google searches and the max USB cable length is 80feet from what I gather. But what if I connected the cable to a switch and kept connecting to switches, can I potentially have a USB cable that runs a long distance separated by switches? What would be the maximum number of switches that I can use.
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