Problem?

MarkW7 · 17 Jan 2009 at 22:28

Hi, downstairs i have a virgin modem and a wireless router, i have been using wireless and its good but it disconnects sometime when im doing stuff and it just annoys me so i bought a 30m ethernet cable [cat5 if it matters?] and connected it to the router then put it out of the wall, ran it along the side house and upstairs into my room [through my wall] it does work but will it be a problem.

Will the cable get damaged, im in england so it rains a lot

[the only thing outside it the wire not the ends]

gillywibble · 18 Jan 2009 at 11:43

Should be fine. The outer casing isn't particularly hard but should be rain proof.

swinnie · 18 Jan 2009 at 11:47

Should be ok.

We had three cables going out of the office, down the side of the building and into the library, which then fed three other areas.

smids · 18 Jan 2009 at 15:36

Will be fine.

One thing though, the wireless disconnects are almost certainly due to the router which you have been recommending to others. It's not that great a router and there are many more which are better for the same price.

Some Belkin routers have poor reliability on wireless and will drop connections randomly. A quick google does show some trend, especially on the F5D9230-4. Could be poor firmware (likely) but there are many far better routers out there.

e.g. I have never ever experienced a wireless disconnect, even downloading a linux distro DVD on bittorrent with any of my routers (buffalo and linksys), have experienced a few with my old netgear (rare) but had quite a few with my old belkin. YMMV but I tend to stay away from Belkin wireless now.

MarkW7 · 18 Jan 2009 at 16:52

ahh, thanks yeah is crap TBH and does keep disconnection randomly.