XBOX LIVE ETHERNET CABLE Q.

Daniel2oo9

I Have my Cable out the Upstairs window in the Downstairs one to play On My 40 inch.There was a few cracks in it and there all taped up.
Should it start raining will it damage the cable?

dunworth1

if the holes/cracks are taped up good then you should be ok.

but normal Ethernet cables were not designed to be outdoors.

calex71

I'd be more worried about frost , standard network cabling is not really suited to the elements, I've never come across an insulated one or had the need to so not sure what that would cost etc. At the very least you could get some conduit (it's like a plastic pipe you run the cable through and tack to the wall) for cheap to protect it from the rain.

robinph

It's the plastic that you probably need to be worried about as it won't be liking temperature changes and sunlight so will most likely start to degrade and fall apart. Signal wise along the actual metal parts of the cable shouldn't be an issue being outside though...well until the plastic disintergrates.

Mr Bloat

Get an old garden hose and thread the cable through that, it'll protect the cable for years.

Riesen_Meal

Mr Bloat wrote: »

Get an old garden hose and thread the cable through that, it'll protect the cable for years.

Would you like a garden hose hanging out your window of your house?



OP - Buy a cheap wireless router? Or if you know anyone with an old Eircom Netopia one you should be good to go if you change the settings?

Another suggestion would be to have a laptop beside the Xbox and play through a bridged connection, a quick search of the forum should help you there!

Mr Bloat

Fieldog wrote: »

Would you like a garden hose hanging out your window of your house?

Well, I would (and have) run ethernet cable internally in the house so wouldn't have it hanging out the window anyway, but using a length of garden hose, which is most likely around most gardens anyway, to contain the cable is a cheap alternative to exterior grade cat5/6 or insulated conduit. It doesn't have to look unsightly by dangling it down the wall, it can be tacked neatly to the wall and disguised behind drainpipes.

OP - Buy a cheap wireless router? Or if you know anyone with an old Eircom Netopia one you should be good to go if you change the settings?

Another suggestion would be to have a laptop beside the Xbox and play through a bridged connection, a quick search of the forum should help you there!

Wireless is an alternative, of course but you can't beat a cabled connection for performance.

Drakar

Might need to be careful too of course that rain doesnt drip along the cable into your console \ router.

5uspect

Just get a set of these:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Netgear-XAVB101-100UKS-Powerline-Ethernet-Adapter/dp/B00193PPOS/ref=dp_cp_ob_computers_title_0

Much neater and no need to go hanging wires out of windows.