Network Cable

encryptix

Sorry if this is the wrong place, wasn't sure where to put it.

Im buying some network cable as a surprise for a friend (they've a laptop and the wireless is fairly bad) so a wire would be useful.

Been looking online and ive found a few that could be suitable, im just not sure and im also looking for opinions. The distance would be roughly 10 - 13m but im trying to get a longer one just for play etc.

so far ive found : http://www.elara.ie/products/detailsfull.asp?productcode=ECE594471#spec

http://www.elara.ie/products/detailsfullat.asp?productcode=MME0860391#spec

http://www.elara.ie/products/detailsfullft.asp?productcode=ECE1805420#spec (maybe a bit long?)


some are sheilded and others not, i know the sheild is for em interference , but not how important it is and also there could be other things ive missed out on.

thanks for any replies.

wolfric

Shielding isn't really important. It's pretty basic you're not missing anything. To be honest though if you just ask around people should have free cables just lying around. You get them free with routers or computers so there are always lots spare. Rather like power cables.

encryptix

thanks for that, i have a few cables lying around but none of them are long enough. think il get this one

http://www.elara.ie/products/detailsfull.asp?productcode=MME0860391#spec

mukki

think their is a poster here who makes cable to whatever lenght you want and posts it out too you

Webmonkey

To be honest, I'd be more looking for a more practical solution. Maybe extending the wifi coverage or something.

Orion

Encryptix - I've a 20 or 25 metre CAT5E cable (pretty sure it's 25m) that you can have for nothing if you like. I don't need it anymore and I'm only a few miles from you in Maynooth.

encryptix

Webmonkey wrote: »

To be honest, I'd be more looking for a more practical solution. Maybe extending the wifi coverage or something.

Its not the wifi coverage thats the problem, its the laptops wireless card. It isnt very good (its always low signal, and then in places where i can get 'excellent' signal on my laptop, the network isnt even detected by their laptop!

Macros42 wrote: »

Encryptix - I've a 20 or 25 metre CAT5E cable (pretty sure it's 25m) that you can have for nothing if you like. I don't need it anymore and I'm only a few miles from you in Maynooth.

Thanks, that would be brilliant! and handy

Webmonkey

encryptix wrote: »

Its not the wifi coverage thats the problem, its the laptops wireless card. It isnt very good (its always low signal, and then in places where i can get 'excellent' signal on my laptop, the network isnt even detected by their laptop!

Better again, get a PCMCIA /Cardbus card for the laptop

Best look with the cabling anyways.

mukki

Webmonkey wrote: »

Better again, get a PCMCIA /Cardbus card for the laptop

Best look with the cabling anyways.

even usb would be better then a cable

encryptix

mukki wrote: »

even usb would be better then a cable

i think the cable will be fine for this case, the laptop isnt moved around a lot.