using a long rj11 cable for adsl router?

[skanky]

bethere have supplied me with their bebox and a fairly short cable (1m, 0.5m? didnt really check) with rj11 connections on both ends to plug into the router/adsl splitter.

i've read about how its best to plug the router into the master socket and not to use an extension as it eliminates internal wiring as a reason for affecting speeds. theres a chance i might need to locate the router further away from the master socket than the supplied rj11 cable allows.

as i want to use the master socket, i've seen on the net, a 20m rj11 to rj11 cable, that would work, wouldn't it as in theory, i would still be connected to the master socket, just with a longer cable, right?

any problems in using a longer cable for what i need? (like how cat5 hits the limit around 100m)

 

[branddaly]

No really sure on this one. If you are using UTP cable (like most telephone extension kits) then 30 meters beyond the master socket is around the limit. Using RJ11 cables I'm not sure, as i've never tried in that manner. As its not twisted pair, its more likely to be affect by EMF interference, so you may get a less stable signal. I'd suggest using a telephone extension cable, with a shorter RJ11 cable if possible.

 

[tolien]

If the cable is twisted pair, like some of the more expensive "modem cables" are, there won't be a problem. If it's just ordinary telephone extension cable, it really isn't recommended.

RJ11s are just the connectors on the end, it's what it's in the middle that counts...

 

[skanky]

if it helps, this is the blurb given for the cable:

A range of ADSL cables assembled using white 2 twisted pair CW1308 Internal Grade Low smoke/fume cable and AMP RJ11 6 position/6 contact connectors. 4 lines connected.

 

[marmalade]

In practical use any domestic length of RJ 11 is ok - just keep it away from any power source. A sheilded is better though one us unlikely to notice the difference - well I can't!

 

[Sone]

can't you just go to local shop and get cat3/5 with rj11 connectors made to measure?

 

[Si MPS]

you'll find if you're using an unshielded, non-twisted 20m cable, you're going to get a lot of attenuation and possible impulse noise on that cable, it'll become the weak link in the chain.

like tolien said, if you REALLY have to, make sure you're using twisted pair at a minimum.

 

[malfunkshun]

Yup, I used some 26awg cat6 STP (odd since cat6 spec 22-24awg) to make my own, after I used a 10m terminated cable for this very thing and found my connection getting dropped regularly. Cat6 STP is overkill but it has certainly solved the problem.

 

[Ascendancy]

Why dont you just use a short cable to connect the bebox to the phone socket, then a monster ethernet cable to connect to it?

 

[Dave L]

Why dont you just use a short cable to connect the bebox to the phone socket, then a monster ethernet cable to connect to it?

Just what I was thinking...........

 

[skanky]

well i didnt really want to leave the router upstairs in the front room, that and i had planned to have the router with the wireless in the basement and a wireless AP upstairs to cover that part of the house.