what is the maximum allowed length of a LAN cable connection? for eg, router and the PC are 10 meters away from each other, will the signal travel without any interferance?
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what is the maximum allowed length of a LAN cable connection? for eg, router and the PC are 10 meters away from each other, will the signal travel without any interferance?
about 100m i think it is
thank you so much :)
reason im asking is that wireless is quite a hit and miss in my dwelling :(
preparing to network the PC room with the lounge room, the master bedroom and the kids bedroom.
i will run the cabling through the walls and over the ceiling inside the roof.
1. during summer the roof gets quite hot as we know it, will this affect the cabling in any way?
2. i need to run 3 separate cables from the PC room to each of the other rooms, right?
3. a one 3 outlet wall plate and 3 one outlets are required, right? (3 outlet wallplate in PC room and the other one outlet wallplates in the other rooms)
4. what type of router will i need, im looking for a fast connection.
Depends on whether or not it's CAT5e or CAT6 cable..
CAT6 is better as the pairs are twisted = Lower loss...
You wouldn't wanna go more than 100m as Poita said, but 10m is a short run in any book...;)
AzzA
most ADSL modems these days have 4 port hub's built-in..
Forget LAN cable, get yourself some EoP (Ethernet over power line) adapters. You need one for the modem's uplink (port 1 for most of them) and one for each device you want to connect to this weird wired network. It will cost you about $130 for a pair of 85 Mbps adapters. If you want to go 200 Mbps it will cost you much more, but unless you want to stream HD content you'll be just fine with the slower ones.
Good thing is that you just plug them in and it works-no wires to pull, now holes to make in walls and no extra cables to worry about.
also if your budget can extend and you go down the CAT cable route get a switch rather than a router... but only if you can afford the extra $$.
yer as said PoE is fantastic if on the same circuit, but if on a different circuit not so great.
ethernet cable most cost effect way
I disagree..
read here as to why http://compnetworking.about.com/od/h...ervsswitch.htm
was looking at it from a packet collision perspective.
Yeah, prob overkill for 3 computers on a home network butt maybe he already has the modem. Cheaper to buy a small switch than a new 4 port modem.
Asus 8 port 10/100 switch for $22 from MSY - and plenty of ports for upgrading later on.
True, but i presume that his already Wireless modem would have a 4 port switch/rooter built-in???
What type of Modem do you currently have there PO15KA???
ps. MSY is the shit huh, if you don't mind queuing!!!
Geez, now I know how my girlfriend feels when i'm talking about anything car related...
You nerds! :eek::cornut:
Better go check if my asus 8 port is working effectively with my EoP adapter which is connected to my CAT6 cable... or was that the CAT5e2000?
brb, just gotta clean my 'coke bottles'... & the bandaid in the middle is starting to unravel too... :p
already clarified, but thought i'd confirm the 100m on the cat5e patch lead ;).
yes cat 6 is better, but cost vs extra distance, u'd wanna move ur pc a few m's :p.
prob is but, i only really get 50m leads, well thats all we have at work neway ;). otherwise just make ur own.
Thanks to all for contributing, thank you.
i had a wireless modem a while ago but only for testing purposes and as you can figure it out it didnt work :o(
i will definiately visit MSY and get myself a good quality switch :o)
as for EoP unfortunately this is also out of question due to the master bedroom being on a separate power circuit :o)
seriously, thank you all... i will update you how everything has worked out :o)
a friend just dropped off some LAN cable at my place, its not CAT6 like i wanted. Instead its CAT5e.
Should i wait untill i can get some CAT6 or just go ahead and install with this type of cable?
(its for home network - nothing overly demanding)
:(
She'll be right mate...
That's what we use here at work, CAT6 only for extra long runs or intefernce scenarios.
AzzA
CAT5e will be fine mate
used cat5e for most of the house, never had a prob
One thing to look out for is power cables as they will cuase interference. Either avoid them by about 30cm or so, some say more or less, or hit them at 90 degrees crossing.
Also prob best to buy a box of the stuff, cheaper and the cable is more rigid. Dont buy dick smith 30 meter cables and cut the ends as they are actually stranded copper wires, not solid cores so you might get more loss.
have fun crawling in roof :cool:
just fyi, i have a network cat5 cable for my comp /2 work running over 100m its about 130 so it can b done :P
oh and MAC FTW!!!
it's 100 metres between repeaters (switches, routers, hubs etc) so you can have a cable run of 200 metres so long as there's some sort of repeater half way. also with wireless networking so cheap these days, it would probably be easier to set up a wireless lan rather than stuffing around with long cable runs.
Cat 6 is required for high level IPV6 (instead of IPv4) systems. Basically it is required for gigabit and multi-gigabit connections.
The official maximum cable length for Cat5e is 160m but you had better have the ultimate quality cable - 100m without a repeater is normal.
And any cable compared to wireless is Bliss.
Cheers
OK, it's been a while but had to attend to other things around the house. got the Cat5e cables laid couple of weeks ago, have the necessary wall plates installed and so on.
now i have a bit of a dillema... how to patch\connest the cat5e cable to the "keystone jacks"
i have couple of pictures can you advise me which is correct way to do it.
first of all i was advised to follow the B pattern but i am a bit confused as some of my friends also stated i have to put the wires on the "outside" of the keystone jack and others advise me to put the wires from the inside of the keystone jack...
could you review the pictures attached and tell me which is the correct way?
this is the keystone jacks type i have, do i follow the A or the B ?
http://images41.fotosik.pl/210/c807a18a7681226bm.jpg
this is the cat5e cable i have
http://images49.fotosik.pl/214/f6a0988c93e97ae6m.jpg
followed the B pattern from "inside"
http://images47.fotosik.pl/213/0a865d4a885468c0m.jpg
followed the B pattern from "outside"
http://images44.fotosik.pl/214/7230999f458b137em.jpg
waiting for your advice.
PS> maybe i should follow the A pattern? but someone said its not used in domestic applications...
Here is an exact how-to for Wall-Plates
http://www.handymanhowto.com/2009/01...-home-network/
the "Punch Down" tool is called something else around here, but for the life of me I can't remember the right name - though I think it's the same as an old american telco ?
Cheers
Kudrow, where are you?
he will know off the top of his head
i was taught but a qualified sparky to have the cable on the inside and the wires pointing outward. then run a punchdown tool over it and it'll snip the ends off.
it doesn't matter if you use EIA/TIA568 A or B as long as you are consistent throughout the whole installation. ie. don't do A on one end and B on the other, otherwise it will result in a crossover.
KRONE is the punchdown tool name.
It's the manufacturer actually...