Ethernet over XLR works :3
@aurora
how far can it go?

@wolf480pl @aurora

I wouldn't be surprised if this goes far beyond the typical standards because XLR is shielded Coax which, I think, is superior to S/FTP.

The problem is probably the connector, not the cable length itself.

@simon_m @wolf480pl @aurora Microphone cables just consist of a twisted pair of signal wires, with a concentric ground/shielding, so it's pretty much the same as a quarter CAT wire, just not optimized for the frequency range of ethernet, so I'd expect far worse performance.
@simon_m @wolf480pl @aurora Actually, using cat for audio over long distances reduces dropoff of high freqeuncies