Hi everyone I have a wired router in one room with my desktop computer, I then have 2 cables coming from that router under the floor into my bedroom. One of them connects to my xbox and the other I want to connect to my laptop. The cable for my laptop isn't long enough for where I want it. Is there anything I can do to make it longer? I don't want to use wireless. Thanks.

Hello Apologisenow

No reason to apologize at all ! :)

You can buy at any computer parts shop a coupler (8 pin female-female) and an 8 pin extension cable. That will solve your problem!

Success !

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Here is the link for what you need, you can get them at any electronic store. Just plug it in to the cable you have, and plug a cord that is long enough to get you to where you want to go, into that. CAT 5E Unshielded Inline Coupler; White (Connects 2 RJ45 Patch Cables)

Thanks guys does it weaken the connection at all?

You can extend your RJ45 Cat5 network cable. But please note RJ45 Cat5 network cables are limited to a maximum of 100 m (328 ft) in length.

The more longer , the more weaken your connection.


Regards,
ABB

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Originally Posted by aung2bo

You can extend your RJ45 Cat5 network cable. but please note RJ45 Cat5 network cables are limited to a maximum of 100 m (328 ft) in length.

the more longer , the more weaken your connection.


Regards,
ABB

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It also depends on the speed at which you are trying to connect and the rating of your cable. CAT5 is good to 100M at 100MB. CAT5e is good to 100M at 100MB and 57M at 1GB. CAT6 is good to 100M at 1GB.

Chuck:

You units are all messed up; b= bit, B = Byte and units of transmission are 100 mb/s or 100 megabits/second. Speed is distance per unit time.

M as in meters should not be capitalized because it's not a proper name.
Units like Volts, Henries, Siemens, Amperes are all proper names and thus the abbreviations of the first letter are capitalized.

You do deserve a reddie for that, but I know you meant well.

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Originally Posted by KeepItSimpleStupid

Chuck:

You units are all messed up; b= bit, B = Byte and units of transmission are 100 mb/s or 100 megabits/second. Speed is distance per unit time.

M as in meters should not be capitalized because it's not a proper name.
Units like Volts, Henries, Siemens, Amperes are all proper names and thus the abbreviations of the first letter are capitalized.

You do deserve a reddie for that, but I know you meant well.

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You are right. I get in the habit of capitalizing and truncating stuff for the sake of appearance instead of accuracy. So please accept my retraction and correction:

Cat 5 UTP - 100mb/s - 100 meters
Cat 5e UTP - 100mb/s - 100 meters
Cat 5e UTP - 1.0gb/s - 57 meters
Cat 6 UTP - 1.0gb/s - 100 meters
Cat 6a UTP - 10.0gb/s - 100 meters

I have seen claims that Cat 5e UTP is good for up to 100 meters at 1gb/s and it has occasionaly been true for me but it is fails more often then not at shorter distances. It depends so much on the quality and quantity of all of the connection points (patch panel, etc.) and how well the cable twist is maintained at these connections.