[Coco] [off-topic] cabling problems

[John Odom]

Let us know what you find. These problems are frustrating and your solution will add to our store of tricks.

John L. Odom

Chemist/Microscopist

--- On Tue, 4/17/12, Frank Swygert <farna at amc-mag.com> wrote:

From: Frank Swygert <farna at amc-mag.com>
Subject: Re: [Coco] [off-topic] cabling problems
To: coco at maltedmedia.com
Date: Tuesday, April 17, 2012, 5:35 PM

It's either an error in making the cables (you tested that though...) or the setup is wrong. I've got 200' of cat-5e underground shielded cable between my dad's house and mine -- we share an Internet connection that way. The cable is plugged into a little 5 port network hub on my end, a router on his end. I then ave another 100' cable going out to my shop. It runs from the 5 port network hub in my house to another 5 port hub in my shop. Multiple devices are plugged into each hub.

Sounds like you are using a long cable from a router directly to the second computer. There may not be enough signal strength for the ethernet port in the computer itself. Try connecting a small hub to the far end of the cable then connect the computer to that. The hub will amplify the signal. I bet that's the problem...

-- Frank Swygert
Editor - American Motors Cars Magazine
www.amc-mag.com


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