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yerman
27th February, 2011, 12:40 AM
hey lads & ladies

my parents have broadband in there house which is 150metres from my house, i have run a standard cat5e cable from my parents router to my house to receive internet, however it says identifying network and then drops out using my laptop...

i have read after installing cable cat5 can only support 100m???

my question is what do i need to extend the range on the cat5???



thanks in advance....
sob1467
27th February, 2011, 12:47 AM
Hi yermen and welcome to digital kaos. If you ask your question in either the PC section out the networking section get more responses to your question.

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yerman
27th February, 2011, 01:38 AM
will do, thanks your a gentleman...

hope i wont get done for double posting lol
pumpman
27th February, 2011, 01:47 AM
Ethernet Extender Experts, IP Video, Network repeater, LAN extender (http://www.ethernetextender.com/)

have a read here may help

hth
yerman
27th February, 2011, 02:11 AM
im the sort of guy that wants to sort it for couple of pound but if it aint possible so be it....

cheers for your link anyway just seen the site and expensive was written all over it...lol

any other solutions are VERY WELCOME.....
sparkieno1
21st November, 2011, 08:00 PM
i know its an old post but for future reference to anyone else who has this problem, run cat6 if the run is over 100m
yamar1
21st November, 2011, 08:37 PM
cat 6 has a max of 90m,
sparkieno1
21st November, 2011, 10:08 PM
hi sorry, thanks for that. just checked google and your correct. someone told me to use cat6 if a cat5 run was longer than 100m
MrWho
5th December, 2011, 04:39 AM
You should be able to go 100M on CAT5/6
Anything above I would use a repeater.

2,900M and four repeaters would be my maximum ...

Keep in mind that you would need to use good quality cable ... and a steel line too support cable so it doesn't stretch.

I take that you tried point to point WIFI solution
s0lid
5th December, 2011, 06:26 PM
Get a repeater or a switch and put it in the middle. Or better yet just go wireless and a use a wireless repeater. DD-WRT still comes to my mind for wireless repeater
little pob
5th December, 2011, 06:37 PM
any other solutions are VERY WELCOME.....
Cantenna: http://www.digital-kaos.co.uk/forums/f20/build-your-own-cantenna-3216/