Will the cat5 cable absolutely not work past 333' or does the speed just get worse as the distance increases? I need to go 600

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Due to the way it works, it is sort of time sensitive.
Send packet...receive packet..."OK, I got it"..."OK, sending the next one".
At 600 feet, the 'reply' takes too long.

Is this indoors, outdoors?
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Depending on the cable and its construction, it would probably work past 100 meters. Maybe slower the farther you go.
600 feet on a single cable? Not likely.

So lets analyze your actual situation.
What are you actually trying to do? More detail is better.
 
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I have 2 Allen Bradley PLC's that I am trying to transfer data between. The data is not time sensitive so I don't care how slow it is. Just that it will communicate.
 
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Due to the way it works, it is sort of time sensitive.
Send packet...receive packet..."OK, I got it"..."OK, sending the next one".
At 600 feet, the 'reply' takes too long.

Is this indoors, outdoors?
 
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If there is the possibility of an electrical outlet in the middle somewhere, just put an inexpensive switch at the 100 meter point.
2 x 100 meter Cat5e will work no problem.

Thusly:
PLC #1---100 meter cat5e----switch----100 meter cat5e---PLC #2
 
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