any networking peeps on here?

[staff...@googlemail.com]

I need to run a cat 5 to two PC's from the wirless router as they are
too far for any useful signal.
Can I run one cat5 and split it to the two?

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You can but you'll need a switch on the end of the cable distant from the
router.

This sort of thing:
http://www.cclonline.com/product-info.asp?product_id=10522&tid=frooct
ￜ22 inclusive.

Run a single cable from the router into switch then two cables out from
the switch to each PC.
No other setup required.

[TestMan]

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> On Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:07:11 -0000, staffbull71

@googlemail.com
> <staff...@googlemail.com> wrote:
>
>> I need to run a cat 5 to two PC's from the wirless router
as they are
>> too far for any useful signal.
>> Can I run one cat5 and split it to the two?
>
>
> You can but you'll need a switch on the end of the cable
distant from
> the router.
>
> This sort of thing:
> http://www.cclonline.com/product-info.asp?product_id=10522
&tid=frooct

> �22 inclusive.

>
> Run a single cable from the router into switch then two
cables out
> from the switch to each PC.
> No other setup required.
>

Also worth a look;

http://www.google.co.uk/products/catalog?client=firefox-
a&rls=org.mozilla:en-
GB:official&channel=s&hl=en&source=hp&q=network+cable+splitte
r&um=1&ie=UTF-8&cid=645569665775817078
&ei=hfELS9HQGIiI4gaNqOCQBA&sa=X&oi=product_catalog_result&ct=
result&resnum=1&ved=0CBMQ8wIwAA#ps-sellers

sorry for the length - copy and paste carefully.

Basically there are 4 pairs of wires in a CAT5 cable of which
you only use 2 pair for each machine, so it is possible to
network 2 PC's onto the same piece of cable.

A thought,

Regards

[ASK]

On Nov 24, 3:47 pm, TestMan <test...@here.com> wrote:
> =?iso-8859-15?Q?_=3E=3C=28=28=28=B0=3E?= <nos...@butfish.com>
> wrote innews:op.u3vgzhv6cnngb9@xp64:

>
>
>
>
>
> > On Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:07:11 -0000, staffbull71
> @googlemail.com  

Very handy piece, TestMan. Thanks.
Here is your link from TinyUrl.com.
http://tinyurl.com/yflsl6w

[Eednud]

Cat 5e only uses the blue and orange pairs, but if you want to use VOIP
in the future or upgrade speeds in the future you need all 4 pairs.

I would run a Cat 6 cable to each PC to give a bit of future proofing.

--
Regards
Eednud.

[staff...@googlemail.com]

On 23 Nov, 23:07, "staffbul...@googlemail.com"

Thanks for the replies - I have ordered a set of homeplug (mains
multiplex) thingies - they "claim" 85Mbps - much better than the 2-16
I get at the far end of the house!!!