Router Information Guide

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• 1 BB // Feb 27, 2010 at 6:33 pm

  Well I will add one bit of useful information that I can’t believe everyone didn’t include in their replies.

  No the lenght of cables will not affect speed or performance as long as you are under a 100 meters(150 Meters is too long). But you should use a SWITCH not a HUB, because with several computers connected to a HUB you will have a performance issue and possible dropped packets if all computers are hooked up and powered on. Instead of typing the full explanation I found you a link.

  http://www.networkclue.com/hardware/network/switches-vs-hubs.aspx

• 2 Affordable Mobile Computer Solutions // Feb 27, 2010 at 6:33 pm

  It should not affect your signals, Ive ran them over 25 and 30 feet.

• 3 DJKEVLAR // Feb 27, 2010 at 6:33 pm

  not until you hit 100 feet wit Cat5e. then you will need a switch to "boost" the signal again.

• 4 Peril Causing Devil // Feb 27, 2010 at 6:33 pm

  There wont be much loss in because of the wire dude, Infact you will never experience any difference , there will be a little attenuation loss, but that wont hurt your internet speed.

• 5 Synful Visions // Feb 27, 2010 at 6:33 pm

  Good cable, no.

  The maximum cable length for ethernet without repeaters or any signal boosting functionality is 150 meters.

  Not to mention, the internal speed is several times faster than your actual Internet speed, even accounting for LAN overhead such as ARP and all the other fun stuff you don’t notice.

• 6 Matt G // Feb 27, 2010 at 6:33 pm

  Let me tell you something TRUE that all these wireless goofs do not want you to know. Belkin and Netgear and others have for YEARS been producing equipment exactly for your situation that results in zero signal loss with no additional switches and without the expensive hardware, speed reduction and encryption problems of wireless. POWERLINE networking uses the wiring already present in your home to create a network in your homes walls without any additional software. You have to spend about 80 bucks US to get two hubs for starters and additional hubs are only 30-40 dollars. I have been using the Belkin models in my 110 year old home for years with NO software installation required and ZERO speed loss from my cable modem to my machines. This allowed me to place machines on all three floors of my home without a single hole punched in my antique woodwork or plaster walls. Trust me, the cost of long ethernet cables can skyrocket into the 80 dollar range quickly. Plus, if they get a kink or the connector gets bent, you constantly have to cut them down and soon will need a new one. And if you move your machine again, you have a giant coil of useless wire laying around. With powerline networking hubs, you can just unplug the destination hub and put it in the new location with no waste or recutting a new ethernet cord.

• 7 Adrian // Feb 27, 2010 at 6:33 pm

  No, that would not affect the speed whatsoever…

• 8 Hotlips4000☼Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ☼ // Feb 27, 2010 at 6:33 pm

  My Computers Network Cable is 4 metres long, but i only needed a quarter of that, cause my phone socket is in another room.

  It works fine though, even though people would say it would slow down the service, mines fine.

  My Ethernet cable is withing reaching distance behind my computer desk, so that’s not on any Extension.

  You may as well get a wireless Router or move either you’re computer/Router into the same room if possible.

• 9 JoelKatz // Feb 27, 2010 at 6:33 pm

  The length of an Ethernet cable has no effect on speed at all, assuming it is in fact an Ethernet cable rated for the highest speed supported by both ends. So if you have two 10/100 devices and connect them with a legal Category 5 cable of any legal length, the speed will be 100Mbps, period.

• 10 MKultra // Feb 27, 2010 at 6:33 pm

  Standard ethernet cable is good for 100m (about 328 feet),

  Any device such as a hub, router etc. generally acts as a repeater, ‘cleaning’ and boosting the signal to extend the range.

  The distances you mention will have no impact on ethernet. However any poor connection or cable along the way can potentially ruin the signal.

  I have no problems extending broadband ethernet links over several hundreds of metres with strategically placed small switches along the way for critical business use.

• 11 Tech Dude // Feb 27, 2010 at 6:33 pm

  An Ethernet cable can be run up to 328 feet (100 meters) without noticing any difference in performance and speed. A repeater must be used beyond 328 feet, to increase the signal. You will not notice any difference in speed, with an 8 meter Ethernet cable.

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