broadband line length help

shaffaaf27 · 28 Oct 2007 at 23:34

basically, i have 16Mb sky BB, which comes out to 13Mb when my router is connected directly to the computer and socket. but when i move my computer to my room, i need a 30M extension. I got a phone line extension, but my BB now runs at 6Mb. so should i get a 30m adsl cable instead?

i have tried wireless G, and G mimo, but both could not pick up the signal, which has to travel through two doors and 6 brick walls.

tolien · 28 Oct 2007 at 23:54

A decent extension would help - HomePlug would get round the wireless problem though.

shaffaaf27 · 29 Oct 2007 at 00:01

well i tried two different extensions, one costing £13.99 and the other £29.99, but both yielded same results.

should i get a 30m Ethernet cable?

mattyfez · 29 Oct 2007 at 00:37

Yep, thats what I did, 30m cat5e for about £10-£15, my PC is 3 floors away from my router.

Works like a charm!

shaffaaf27 · 29 Oct 2007 at 00:58

mattyfez said:
Yep, thats what I did, 30m cat5e for about £10-£15, my PC is 3 floors away from my router.

Works like a charm!

how much is the difference of speed from your original to what you are actually getting?

mattyfez · 29 Oct 2007 at 01:20

never tested it, but the ethernet cable should be pretty much loss less.

wij · 29 Oct 2007 at 08:47

shaffaaf27 said:
basically, i have 16Mb sky BB, which comes out to 13Mb when my router is connected directly to the computer and socket. but when i move my computer to my room, i need a 30M extension. I got a phone line extension, but my BB now runs at 6Mb. so should i get a 30m adsl cable instead?

i have tried wireless G, and G mimo, but both could not pick up the signal, which has to travel through two doors and 6 brick walls.

Leave the router where it is and run a bit of Cat5 to your room, or like tollien said, use a homeplug system.

Uhtred · 29 Oct 2007 at 09:48

shaffaaf27 said:
how much is the difference of speed from your original to what you are actually getting?

There would literally no speed loss. cat5e will run at 1000mb speeds up to 100m

marmalade · 29 Oct 2007 at 11:48

As stated a nice direct cable can't be beaten!
Also a Good idea to sort out the phone wiring too obviously in need of a good spring clean!
How to info 'er!
http://www.clarity.it/telecoms/adsl_bits.htm

shaffaaf27 · 29 Oct 2007 at 17:47

bought the CAT5e, straight through for about £22 inc same day postage (bought at 1 am , and is expected to arrive by 9.30pm).

i can believe i forgot this feature on the CAT5e, i even do cisco (well i have gone half way through CCNA1)

shaffaaf27 · 29 Oct 2007 at 22:13

well it worked perfectly. getting near 13Mb speed. THANKS