RJ45 converted to USB via adapters?

Zebedee · 17 Nov 2006 at 11:52

Is there such a thing to convert an existing RJ45 cable to USB?

I know the max length of the cable using high speed connections should be 5 meters, but it will save me having to route a new USB cable.

Anyone know?

ubern00b23 · 17 Nov 2006 at 12:02

Something like:

http://catalog.belkin.com/IWCatProductPage.process?Product_Id=104991

Zebedee · 17 Nov 2006 at 12:09

ubern00b23 said:
Something like:

http://catalog.belkin.com/IWCatProductPage.process?Product_Id=104991

Similar, but I dont need the networking part - just adapters to basically change the RJ45 cable into a USB cable

Topgun · 17 Nov 2006 at 12:28

USB has limited hardware support from some devices (such as a HID mice) which allows them to work without having any logic inside the adaptor. However there is no hardware networking controller implementation in the USB spec. This is the case for most other usb adapters. For example usb headphones will have some kind of logic even if it is conceled in a single chip somewhere. Likewise, any usb to rj45 cable that you may come across will have a hidden network controller on it somewhere and will be identified by windows as such.

Zebedee · 17 Nov 2006 at 12:40

Topgun said:
USB has limited hardware support from some devices (such as a HID mice) which allows them to work without having any logic inside the adaptor. However there is no hardware networking controller implementation in the USB spec. This is the case for most other usb adapters. For example usb headphones will have some kind of logic even if it is conceled in a single chip somewhere. Likewise, any usb to rj45 cable that you may come across will have a hidden network controller on it somewhere and will be identified by windows as such.

Thanks for that, however I've found RJ45-USB adapters that allow me to use the RJ45 cable and convert it to a usb cable with additional booster, allows a maximum cable length of 45 meters and will be ideal for what I need.

Thanks for the replies folks - I've found what I need (Y)

zel · 17 Nov 2006 at 12:41

Topgun said:
USB has limited hardware support from some devices (such as a HID mice) which allows them to work without having any logic inside the adaptor.

Not sure what you mean here but any USB enabled device by definition has a hardware usb interface and either hardware or software protocol code to interface to the USB.

Topgun · 17 Nov 2006 at 14:17

zel said:
Not sure what you mean here but any USB enabled device by definition has a hardware usb interface and either hardware or software protocol code to interface to the USB.

I thought you could plug any ps/2 mouse into a usb port using an adaptor and it would just work. Looks like I was wrong about that.