broadband cable...
 

hi,

I have just had my loft converted and I want to extend the cable wire that currently goes from the splitter in the cellar to a bedroom up into the loft, which is where all my comuter gear is going to end up.

Question is, can I buy the type of cable needed and do it myself instead of having to pay to get NTL to do it for me. From a quick look it seems to be standard co-ax cable but I would think that isn't really the case ;) I had though of re-routing the existing cable but there isn't enough length.

thanks for any help...

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Yes, you can buy it. Satellite grade coaxial cable, with f-connectors at either end, is what you need. Also buy an adaptor allowing you to screw the f-connector on the end of your existing wire onto the f-connector on the coax you buy (from Maplins or wherever). It's safer to buy ready made-up cable than to try to do your own with your own connectors crimped onto the end.

Some will tell you that adding extra wire to your set-up breaches NTLs terms of service, and some will say that you can degrade the service received by your entire street by doing this, but TBH last time I had an install tech at my house he made a load of cable for me and left it behind, in case I ever felt like moving things around, so I wouldn't worry about it too much so long as you buy quality materials. ;)

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If your talking about the actual BB cable to your PC it's a bit more than a length of coax.

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He isn't ... he says it's cable coming out of a 'splitter' - that would be coax, coming out of the wall box in his lounge and then split to feed both a STB and SACM.

Kfridge: Have you considered installing a wireless network at your house instead of running miles of cable around the place? You could shove the cable modem in a corner on the end of its existing cable, attach a wireless router to it and then install a wireless network card in your PC up in the loft. I know opening your PC case sounds drastic but I'm told this job is just about the easiest PC upgrade you can do, so it shouldn't be a problem.

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Very True, although a USB Wireless Unit does the trick very well too!

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just to clarify...

The main NTL feed goes into the cellar where it is split to go to the STB and then off upstairs to the SACM. I need to extend the run that goes upstairs so it reaches the loft which is where I will be putting the SACM - I will probably replace the whole run as I dont particularly want a join.

At the moment the cable modem feeds into a hardware firewall and from there into a switch to feed the rest of my network. I have a wireless AP on the switch that is used for internet access via my iPAQ and laptop.

Off now to browse the Maplin site to get some cable and connectors :)

thanks for your help!

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http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...sPageName=WDVW

Scroll down, thats the stuff that you need and alot cheaper than maplin.

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cool! will have to have a measure up tonight and get some ordered.