/*
	@・ω・@
*/

/*****/

# include <iostream>
# include <vector>
# include <algorithm>
# include <string>
# include <sstream>
# include <cmath>
# include <queue>
# include <stack>
# include <map>
# include <iomanip>	//cout << fixed << setprecision(桁数);
# include <stdexcept>
# include <functional>

//#define int long long

using namespace std;
using ll = long long;
using ld = long double;
using pll = pair<long long, long long>;
template<class T> using vec = vector<T>;

#define debug(x) (std::cerr << x)
#define debugln(x) (std::cerr << x << "\n")
#define debug_tab(n, x) (std::cerr << strMulti("\t",n) << (x) << "\n")
#define debug_cout(x) (std::cerr << #x << " = " <<  (x) << "\n")
#define debug_coutvec(x) std::cerr << #x << " = "; _debug_coutvec(x)
#define debug_tabcout(n, x) (std::cerr << strMulti("\t",n) << #x << " = " <<  (x) << "\n")
#define debug_headcout(h, x) (std::cerr << h << " = " <<  (x) << "\n")
#define debug_tabheadcout(n, h, x) (std::cerr << strMulti("\t",n) << h << " = " <<  (x) << "\n")

#define rep(i, n) for(int i=0, i##_len=(n); i<i##_len; ++i)
#define rep1(i, n) for(int i=1, i##_len=(n); i<=i##_len; ++i)
#define rrep(i, n) for(int i=(n)-1; i >= 0; --i)
#define rrep1(i, n) for(int i=(n); i > 0; --i)
#define step(i, a, n) for(int i=(a), i##_len=(a)+(n); i<i##_len; ++i)
#define rstep(i, a, n) for(int i=(a)+(n)-1, i##_len=(a); i>=i##_len; --i)
#define range(i, a, b) for(int i=(a), i##_len=(b); i<i##_len; ++i)
#define rrange(i, a, b) for(int i=(b)-1, i##_len=(a); i>=i##_len; --i)
#define repll(i, n) for(ll i=0, i##_len=(n); i<i##_len; ++i)
#define rep1ll(i, n) for(ll i=1, i##_len=(n); i<=i##_len; ++i)
#define rrepll(i, n) for(ll i=(n)-1; i >= 0; --i)
#define rrep1ll(i, n) for(ll i=(n); i > 0; --i)
#define stepll(i, a, n) for(ll i=(a), i##_len=(a)+(n); i<i##_len; ++i)
#define rstepll(i, a, n) for(ll i=(a)+(n)-1, i##_len=(a); i>=i##_len; --i)
#define rangell(i, a, b) for(ll i=(a), i##_len=(b); i<i##_len; ++i)
#define rrangell(i, a, b) for(ll i=(b)-1, i##_len=(a); i>=i##_len; --i)
#define all(x) (x).begin(), (x).end()
#define pair(a, b) make_pair(a, b)
std::string strMulti(std::string t, int n) { std::string out = ""; for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) { out += t; } return out; }
template<class T> void _debug_coutvec(vector<T> ar, string space = " ") { rep(i, ar.size()) { debug(ar[i] << space); } debugln(""); }
template<class T1, class T2> void _debug_coutvec(vector<pair<T1, T2>> ar, string space = " ") { rep(i, ar.size()) { debug(ar[i].first << "," << ar[i].second << space); } debugln(""); }
constexpr int INF = 2000000000;	// 2*10^9
constexpr ll INFL = 1ll << 60ll;

template<class T> bool chmax(T& a, T b) { if (a < b) { a = b; return true; } return false; }
template<class T> bool chmin(T& a, T b) { if (a > b) { a = b; return true; } return false; }
template<class T> T divup(T a, T b) { if (a % b == 0) { return a / b; } return a / b + 1; }
template<class T> bool cmp_2nd(pair<T, T> a, pair<T, T> b) { if (a.second != b.second) { return a.second < b.second; } return a.first < b.first; }
template<class T> T mod_pow(T x, T n, const T& p) { T ret = 1; while (n > 0) { if (n & 1) { (ret *= x) %= p; } (x *= x) %= p; n >>= 1; } return ret; }
template<class T> T math_P(T m, T n) { T ret = 1; for (T i = m; i > m - n; i--) { ret *= i; } return ret; }
template<class T> T math_C(T m, T n) { T ret = math_P(m, n); for (T i = 2; i <= n; i++) { ret /= i; } return ret; }
template<class T> T math_gcd(T a, T b) { if (b == 0) { return a; } else { return math_gcd(b, a % b); } }

constexpr ll MOD = 1000000007;	// 10^9+7

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void Main()
{
	int W, H;
	cin >> H >> W;
	// true = 道
	vec<vec<bool>> Map(H, vec<bool>(W));
	rep(y, H)	rep(x, W)
	{
		char c;
		cin >> c;
		Map[y][x] = c == '.';
	}

	int ret = 0;
	rep(sy, H)	rep(sx, W)
	{
		if (!Map[sy][sx])	continue;

		vec<vec<int>> Time(H, vec<int>(W, INF));
		//Time[sy][sx] = 0;

		// pair<pos,time>
		queue < pair<pair<int, int>, int> > Q;
		Q.push(pair(pair(sx, sy), 0));
		while (!Q.empty())
		{
			auto q = Q.front();
			Q.pop();
			int x = q.first.first;
			int y = q.first.second;
			int t = q.second;

			if (chmin(Time[y][x], t))
			{
				if (x - 1 >= 0 && Map[y][x - 1])
				{
					Q.push(pair(pair(x - 1, y), t + 1));
				}
				if (y - 1 >= 0 && Map[y - 1][x])
				{
					Q.push(pair(pair(x, y - 1), t + 1));
				}
				if (x + 1 < W && Map[y][x + 1])
				{
					Q.push(pair(pair(x + 1, y), t + 1));
				}
				if (y + 1 < H && Map[y + 1][x])
				{
					Q.push(pair(pair(x, y + 1), t + 1));
				}
			}
		}

		rep(y, H)	rep(x, W)
		{
			if (Time[y][x] != INF)
				chmax(ret, Time[y][x]);
		}
	}

	cout << ret << "\n";
}

/*****/

int main()
{
	std::ios::sync_with_stdio(false);
	std::cin.tie(0);

	//std::cout << std::fixed << std::setprecision(10);

	/**
	while (true)
	{
		Main();
		std::cerr << flush;
		cout << endl;
	}
	/*/
	Main();
	std::cerr << flush;
	cout << endl;
	/**/

	return 0;
}


Measured memory_bytes: 256