ok so im setting up a small network so i can use my 360 on live in the other room. so far ive found a nice D-Link 6 port hub for ethernet. What im going to do is run the cable from the outside of my house and use the hole in my room that my last cable provider used to run it in and to my 360. I was checking out some ethernet cables that will reach (im thinking ill need about 50-75 feet) and i came across some that say Cat5 and Cat6 and so on. What does this mean?
Cat6 is designed for Gigabit connections or lower, where Cat5e is designed for 10/100Mbps.
BTW, if I was you I would rethink about running either outside. The cables are not really designed to deal with the weather.
BTW, if I was you I would rethink about running either outside. The cables are not really designed to deal with the weather.
i have a overhang all around my house that will keep it from getting wet. Does heat or coldness effect it?
And what would i get for a Cable(356kb) connection?
And what would i get for a Cable(356kb) connection?
cat6 is kind of a newer standard if I'm not mistaken so I would go with the cat6higezzzz wrote:
i have a overhang all around my house that will keep it from getting wet. Does heat or coldness effect it?
And what would i get for a Cable(356kb) connection?
well im curious how weather would effect it...if its covered. we have no crawlspace under the house and no way am i gonna drill a hole in the wall lol...
Cat 6 is overkill, use Cat5e, which its also less expensive.
Also, you can get special ethernet cables to be used outside the house, so they can resist sunlight and bad weather.
Also, you mentioned a 6port hub, so that means that currently you only have 1 pc connected directly to the modem right? If this is the case, you will need a router instead of a hub, since you will need a DHCP to assign the ips to your xbox and to your pc.
If you get the hub instead of the router, you will have to configure your pc to work as a DCHP.
Also a very important thing is that your cable doesn't exceed 100 meters. Ethernet cable have a drop in performance after 100m.
Also, you can get special ethernet cables to be used outside the house, so they can resist sunlight and bad weather.
Also, you mentioned a 6port hub, so that means that currently you only have 1 pc connected directly to the modem right? If this is the case, you will need a router instead of a hub, since you will need a DHCP to assign the ips to your xbox and to your pc.
If you get the hub instead of the router, you will have to configure your pc to work as a DCHP.
Also a very important thing is that your cable doesn't exceed 100 meters. Ethernet cable have a drop in performance after 100m.
Last edited by jcurts (2006-12-27 01:13:24)
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!! Don't buy a hub, buy a switch. And also, it doesn't matter what type of cable you use as long as you have the money to spend. CAT5e cable is relatively cheap but CAT6 cable is more expensive but is eventually going to replace CAT5e cable.
Go with Cat6.
Price out GB nics and a Switch (the internal network should be entirely GB for fast data moving) with an uplink from the switch to the router/modem. No need for a GB router as your ISP is no where near that anyway.
Paying more for GB will be worth it in the end, especially if you ever want to create a media PC for use throughout the house. Besides, 10/100 Mbps is pretty old tech and (imho) should be avoided when installing NEW networks.
As for outside, you can not go beyond 100 feet with any Ethernet without a repeater. I also wouldn't recommend running the cable "naked" outside, pick-up some small PVC tubing and use that as a conduit.
Good Luck!
Price out GB nics and a Switch (the internal network should be entirely GB for fast data moving) with an uplink from the switch to the router/modem. No need for a GB router as your ISP is no where near that anyway.
Paying more for GB will be worth it in the end, especially if you ever want to create a media PC for use throughout the house. Besides, 10/100 Mbps is pretty old tech and (imho) should be avoided when installing NEW networks.
As for outside, you can not go beyond 100 feet with any Ethernet without a repeater. I also wouldn't recommend running the cable "naked" outside, pick-up some small PVC tubing and use that as a conduit.
Good Luck!