Author Topic: High quality computer cables. (Read 610 times)

Nilsen · « **Reply #15 on:** June 25, 2005, 02:31:02 PM »

Noted 2bighorn. I'll see if i can find a good (and hopefully white ) 5m USB2 cable.

RightF00T · « **Reply #16 on:** June 25, 2005, 04:27:26 PM »

Speaking of long cords, do you guys know where to find the best quality phone line for a 56K modem. It needs to be about 20 feet long because the phone jack is in the other room. I imagine if the comp was right at the phone jack, we could enjoy a much better connection.

Manedew · « **Reply #17 on:** June 25, 2005, 04:33:33 PM »

i'm no expert on USB .... but CAT-5 can barely even move gigabit-ethernet ..... you need CAT-6 really or fiber or something......

I'd Imagine USB might be somewhat the same ... if you aren't pushing huge speed and data through it ... is it worth it?

Nilsen · « **Reply #18 on:** June 25, 2005, 04:43:28 PM »

External drives and scanners may push the limits Mane...

I use WIFI in the house, but i sometimes connect 2 of my puters with a crossover but only 100mbit, no gigabit.

eagl · « **Reply #19 on:** June 25, 2005, 05:10:25 PM »

Rightfoot,

I got my last 20' phone cord from a hole in the wall computer store. It had a donut magnet choke built in near one of the ends, and it worked great. Some people swear by those magnet chokes on modem lines. I never did enough testing to have an opinion, other than the only really long phone cord I ever used for a computer had the choke, and it worked fine. There are clip-on magnets that might work just as well.

Nilsen · « **Reply #20 on:** June 27, 2005, 07:40:01 AM »

Found some cables made by AC Ryan. Anyone heard of them? Pretty cheap and shielded with blue, green or red lights

linky: http://www.acryan.com/_cables/ACR-UB5385.shtml