Lan cable
17 December 2003, 12:11 PM
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any one know if I can connect 2 together or buy a link I need a 20ft peice of Lan cable to go from the set top box in my living room to the pc room any help.
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yes, but not recommended (degrade signal strength). Try and get right length of cable or move kit nearer to each other. Otherwise try places like Misco, Inmac, Maplin etc for a coupler.
17 December 2003, 01:20 PM
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UTP cat5 cable is fine up and over 50 metres (I think it's 100metre but don't quote me on that)
Got a link to another office at work which I put in myself (55 metres) and it hasn't skipped a beat or dropped a paket.
Just realised you said a set-top box, I'm not sure how these behave...like a computer NIC or a like a Hub. At the worst you'll have to buy a repeater to extend the signal and you may need a crossover cable.
The component stores listed above are your best bet (please please please avoid the likes of PC world
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[Edited by ALi-B - 12/17/2003 1:23:36 PM]
Got a link to another office at work which I put in myself (55 metres) and it hasn't skipped a beat or dropped a paket.
Just realised you said a set-top box, I'm not sure how these behave...like a computer NIC or a like a Hub. At the worst you'll have to buy a repeater to extend the signal and you may need a crossover cable.
The component stores listed above are your best bet (please please please avoid the likes of PC world
)[Edited by ALi-B - 12/17/2003 1:23:36 PM]
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