A while ago I posted that I needed an extra long USB cable to find out it's rather more complicated with USB cables.
SO .... I bought a pair of USB to Cat5 converts from Ebay. The printer USB cable plugs in one end, then 25 feets of standard network cable, then
another converter back to USB and into the PC.
And, guess what, they work perfectly! I was a little suprised I have to say, and they were quite cheap of Ebay.
It's nice when a plan comes together.
I used some of them recently, as I've helped a friend kit out his garage with some kit. We now have a wall-mounted, flexi-armed monitor and
keyboard/mouse in the garage, with the base unit securely inside the house.
I must say, it does help with autodata at your fingertips.
But yes, smart little bits of kit, and I'd definately recommend them!
Nice one!
I've suddenly found a use for the 400 m of CAT5E cable I've got in the garage!
Mike
Understand the keyboard and mouse but what did youuse to extend the monitor?
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Originally posted by Guinness
Nice one!
I've suddenly found a use for the 400 m of CAT5E cable I've got in the garage!
Mike
How far is the garage away from the house then...?
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Originally posted by nick205
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Originally posted by Guinness
Nice one!
I've suddenly found a use for the 400 m of CAT5E cable I've got in the garage!
Mike
How far is the garage away from the house then...?
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Originally posted by Guinness
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Originally posted by nick205
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Originally posted by Guinness
Nice one!
I've suddenly found a use for the 400 m of CAT5E cable I've got in the garage!
Mike
How far is the garage away from the house then...?
Just beyond the moat
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Originally posted by nick205
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Originally posted by Guinness
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Originally posted by nick205
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Originally posted by Guinness
Nice one!
I've suddenly found a use for the 400 m of CAT5E cable I've got in the garage!
Mike
How far is the garage away from the house then...?
Just beyond the moat
....which I sincerely hope we're not paying for the cleaning of
not sure that the standards for Ethernet cable will allow for runs that long - 100m max if I recall
Whether extending USB cables like this works or not is much more down to the devices themselves than the actual cables. It all depends on the mode and amount of bandwidth actually used, and how fussy the USB interface is. I've found that Nikon cameras will quite happily run over a cable length of 40m or so, but some dye-sub printers won't even tolerate a proper 5m USB cable...