I've scoured the Internet searching for the minimum 10Base100 UTP cable length, but there seems to be no consistency. Several sources state different lengths and include footnotes with different applications...
So, I have two network devices sitting one on top of the other. They are an HA cluster that are using a 10Base100 heartbeat. The RJ-45 jacks on the two devices are approximately two inches apart. I would like the heartbeat cable to be as short as possible and adhere to cabling standards, but I can't find any hard reference to any IEEE specs for my situation...
Can anyone help me justify a three inch heartbeat cable?
Thanks.