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Suggestions for connecting 2 buildings > 300 feet apart

Hi all,

I had a question posed to me and I'm looking for some ideas on a reliable/inexpensive (as possible) solution.

We have 2 buildings about 450 feet apart separated by a field. We need to get these buildings together on a network. I'm reading varying opinions regarding the ability to connect at > 300 feet assuming you run at 10 megabit with cat5 cabling.

There's no easy way to provide a repeater between these 2 buildings, as the cable needs to be buried in the field separating the buildings. I need a reliable link between the buildings, so if 10-baseT beyond

100 meters is not within spec and reliable, I need to go with something else.

What alternatives do I have here?

thanks much!

-Joseph