06-10-2006, 10:08
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wired connection
hiya all, i have a pc in the lounge and im gonna buy a laptop for the room next door. i know i am going to have to buy a router, but whats the name of the cable i will have to buy to go from the back of the router to the laptop in the other room? i will need one about 16 meters long. is it a cat 5 crossover cable or a patch cable? or something else lol. i really dont want a wireless connection. thanks from jane
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06-10-2006, 10:11
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Re: wired connection
It's a Cat 5 straight through or patch cable, not a crossover...
Why don't you want to go wireless?
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06-10-2006, 10:18
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Re: wired connection
Most decent computer shops will be able to provide you with a standard straight through ethernet lead. Probably going to come premade in a 20m length.
If you have the ability to place a wire, then that can be cheaper than getting wireless routers and stuff. Also can be a more robust network, fewer risks of interference and the like. However the advantage of a laptop, in it's portability is a little stifled by attaching it to ethernet rather than wireless.
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06-10-2006, 10:51
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Re: wired connection
is this what i need?
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Belkin-Cat5e...&s=electronics
if not can you please point me in the right direction on amazon, there are so many, i dont know if this will be alright for my ntl broadband modem. underneath my modem it says ntl home 200
thanks from jane
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06-10-2006, 10:58
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Re: wired connection
That would be a 15 meter patch cable so would do the job for you.
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06-10-2006, 11:05
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Re: wired connection
so a cat 5 and a patch cable are the same thing? just different names for the same thing?
sorry to be a pain 
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06-10-2006, 11:09
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Re: wired connection
cat 5 is the wiring standard of the cable.
Patch cable is the type of lead, i.e. it has a RJ45 plug on each end.
For your purposes they are the same thing.
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06-10-2006, 11:14
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Re: wired connection
thankyou so much, i always seem to be asking questions on this forum, but although i look at other peoples problems i never seem to know enough to help anyone else 
thanks guys
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06-10-2006, 11:17
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Re: wired connection
if you buy a laptop that has wireless built in ( a lot do nowadays) then a wireless router only needs to be a few quid more than a wired one.I would hold back on the decisions of what to buy until you know what the laptop has installed 
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06-10-2006, 11:57
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Re: wired connection
Jane, the shop in the link below is very good for these type of cables and often cheaper.
Cable Universe
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06-10-2006, 16:54
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Re: wired connection
thankyou 
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