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diddon

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Registered: 23rd Apr 02
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16th May 05 at 18:47

Does it matter how far from the main socket the computer is

have to move my computer tomorrow, gonna be about 20 metres more away from the main socket is this okay

V-Man

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Registered: 7th Feb 05
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16th May 05 at 18:52

mines not sposed to be more than 10 metres away

diddon

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16th May 05 at 18:53

ok thanks

Munchie

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16th May 05 at 18:55

im about a mile away from mine

lewie

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16th May 05 at 18:56

nope. if it's a problem get wireless - you can't go wrong

diddon

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16th May 05 at 19:00

well got a router now so not a big problem, just runs of this computer

liveseytowers

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16th May 05 at 19:15

If you are using CAT5 then I thnk its about 25meters or something sily like that.

Natz

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16th May 05 at 19:21

a cat5 patch lead will go up to 25M. Thats all we recommend anaywayz. any more than that, your better off wiring in point of wireless

Natz x

Natz

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16th May 05 at 19:50

apparently im wrong - its 100m
but im going to stick with my original answer, coz thats what i sell at work!

Dan B

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16th May 05 at 19:53

As above, as I've just corrected Natz!

100m is maximum supported length for any 10-base-T, 100-base-T, or 1000-base-T ethernet cable!

Munchie

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16th May 05 at 19:55

wat about me? its a normal fone line which runs for about 20metres from downstairs to my room....im on bt and not cable (no cat5 etc)

Natz

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16th May 05 at 19:57

mines like that at home munch, and works ok

Munchie

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16th May 05 at 19:58

so does mine, but if it effects speeds by say 1k a second.....then that will effect the download of porn to my computer etc

Dan B

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16th May 05 at 20:06

Mine's running about 15-20m from main socket, upstairs, into my spare room (normal phone cable)......my last speed-test still showed 1920kbps (240KB/sec).

Nismo

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16th May 05 at 22:32

Its not unheard of to get problems if you are not direct to the master PSTN socket.

Dan B

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16th May 05 at 23:11

Yup, which is why it's usually the first thing you'll get asked if you contact your ISP in the event of any problems - please try the connection from the master socket with all other devices unplugged (or even try it from the test-socket, inside your master-socket, if it's a new-style two-piece jobby).

Nismo

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16th May 05 at 23:22

end of the day if you have to have your PC away from the master socket (like most) it is better to run a Cat 5 cable from the router to your PC than run a standard PSTN extension cable.

Dan B

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16th May 05 at 23:29

quote:
Originally posted by Nismo
end of the day if you have to have your PC away from the master socket (like most) it is better to run a Cat 5 cable from the router to your PC than run a standard PSTN extension cable.

A lot cheaper, too, if you were planning on getting BT to do the wiring for you!

Antz

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17th May 05 at 00:12

Although a PSTN will stand up to more of the day to day wear and tear of internal use... RJ45 Cat5 it better for outdoor use cos of the very good waterproofing.... however it is quite delicate.

diddon

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17th May 05 at 06:10

ok how does a cat 5 work

is the router by the master phone socket and this cat 5 the cable that runs from that to the back of the computer upstairs???

someone

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17th May 05 at 06:25

erm how does cat 5 work? erm its a network cable

your router could be by your phone socket and yes it could be cat 5 that runs from your router into the back of your pc. the cable should read cat5e and be round bt cable would be thin .

either way yes will be fine (unless you have a really MASSIVE house)

diddon

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17th May 05 at 06:32

I'm not up on networking cables

so cat 5 is the ethernet one that goes from router to computer (is grey)

someone

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17th May 05 at 06:43

yeap

diddon

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17th May 05 at 06:44

thanks

will buy one today as it seems the easiest option

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