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| 687306 | 2008-07-10 03:54:00 | my broadband is about 250Kbps downloading from downstairs, however it can reach 400Kbps downloading from upstairs. Downstairs my router connects to a phone jack extention, and that extention cable runs out my basement into the garage and into the actual phone jack, which then leads a very short distance to a box where the mains are, it seems this cable is causing a limit on my bandwidth. I tried downloading straight off the phone jack in the garage and I got 370Kbps straight away, so I put it down to this extention cable. The cable is a thin white one just like that of a telephone or the one that goes from the router to the phone jack, it's stapled against the walls and corners and was originally just used so that we could have a telephone downstairs in the basement. So... What would be the best course of action for maximising my bandwidth potential? Can I get a new or better cable extention to replace the current one? Or should I look into a wireless solution and have the router connected straight to the mains and then install wireless network cards on all the PC's? Thanks Also, my router does not support ADSL2, however I'm not sure if it could go any faster even with a new router as I'm living in Beach Haven, North Shore, Auckland which apparently leeches off the Birkdale exchange |
jamesyboi (6579) | ||
| 687307 | 2008-07-10 05:11:00 | Run ethernet cable. You don't want to have ANY extension cables before the broadband modem, but you can run ethernet half the length of your street and it won't cause any speed decrease. You have two modems? You move one around? If you game or torrent, wireless won't be much good for you, but running an ethernet cable down or up stairs is the best option, you can install a switch and split it off if you want, run it into multiple rooms. |
wratterus (105) | ||
| 687308 | 2008-07-10 07:54:00 | The cable is a thin white one just like that of a telephone or the one that goes from the router to the phone jack, it's stapled against the walls and corners and was originally just used so that we could have a telephone downstairs in the basement. This cable will have a third "bell wire" connected causing the main pair (red/white) to be unbalanced. Unscrew the jack covers at each end and pull it out of the Krone slot. |
decibel (11645) | ||
| 687309 | 2008-07-10 11:51:00 | really? you want me to open the thin white cable and rip out a wire? ... okay XD! |
jamesyboi (6579) | ||
| 687310 | 2008-07-11 02:07:00 | The shorter the cable the better it will be for speed so I was told at DSE,for any type of cable too. So I bought 1 meter of Cat.6 eithernet cable:thumbs: for my modem and I think it has made a difference.:) Only cost like $9.95 so sweet as.:D |
memphis (2869) | ||
| 687311 | 2008-07-11 02:12:00 | i'd need a 20m ethernet cable thought. i already have one so maybe i'll look into installing a switch and splitting the cable for 2 computers ... whatever that is | jamesyboi (6579) | ||
| 687312 | 2008-07-11 02:27:00 | Ascent sells CNet switches for ~$30 - great for what you want to do. ascent.co.nz A switch is like a router, but has no 'intelligence' - all it does is connect all the network cables together like a router, but a switch does not give out IP addresses as a router does. |
jwil1 (65) | ||
| 687313 | 2008-07-11 02:33:00 | What Cat. is your cabel? -(it will be printed on the cabel itself).(Cat.6 eithernet is the best one at the moment).:thumbs: Go and see DSE and talk to them and tell them what your aim/goal is to do and what you have allready and get them to help you out.:thumbs: That is their job after all.:) And good luck with what you want to do as well.:thumbs: |
memphis (2869) | ||
| 687314 | 2008-07-11 02:34:00 | What Cat. is your cabel? -(it will be printed on the cabel itself).(Cat.6 eithernet is the best one at the moment).:thumbs: No point in having Cat6 if all his gear is only Cat5e - it will run at 5 speed, not 6. :) |
jwil1 (65) | ||
| 687315 | 2008-07-11 02:38:00 | As a rule you don't need cat6 cable unless you're after speeds faster than 1Gbps, or there is a lot of interference around and you're doing a long run. For almost all installations, cat5e will do just fine. Cat5e is also a lot cheaper. Cat6 is required for 10Gbps ethernet, but as nobody really makes consumer gear capable of this speed anyway... ...Go and see DSE and talk to them and tell them what your aim/goal is to do and what you have allready and get them to help you out...Note that most of the DSE sellrats don't have a clue what they're talking about - they are there to sell stuff, not to be knowledgable. There are a few exceptions, but they are rare. Generally they know just barely enough to get the stock out the door. |
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