[Coco] [off-topic] cabling problems

[Paulo Lindoso]

Hi List,

Checked out Frank's idea and hooked a small hub... Didn't work...

One thing I noticed though... when I plugged the cable, it seemed to me
that the indicator LED did lit up a bit... Could that be an indication of
interference of sorts?

As I mentioned it is a 180-feet long cable, directly wired, linking my
wireless router (a standard WRT54G with dd-wrt installed) to my studio,
which is a small extension outside my house.

Inside the house, it actually shares its way with a telephone wire and my
cable TV coax cable...  Now the coax cable is obviously shielded, so I
would not imagine any interference from there, but the telephone line is
generally UNshielded and powered at 48VDC plus the carrier signal...  Could
that mess up the network signal?

I will try this weekend to insulate and/or separate its way and will post
back... Let's see.

Has anybody ever tested the "urban legend" of insulating a cable with
aluminum foil?  Does it actually work?

Thanks a lot for all useful hints and comments so far!

Cheers,
Paulo.

On Tue, Apr 17, 2012 at 8:52 PM, John Odom <forgerii at yahoo.com> wrote:

> 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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