$500 a pair? I already know the next question that I'll get ... is there a lower budget solution?
They just shelled out several thousand to get their driveway paved over (apparently the gravel driveway was no longer acceptable) so their budget is somewhat limited. Larry -----Original Message----- From: Computer Guys Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tom Piwowar Sent: Monday, November 17, 2008 4:59 PM To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM Subject: Re: [CGUYS] Network wiring >At one time there were amplifiers (I think) that could be used to >amplify a wired signal. You simply plugged in the cable to one end >and another cable to the next and gave it power and it amplified the >signal for long distance. Yes, this is what I would look at first. It would be higher speed and probably be more relable than wireless. You put a box at either end of the straight copper pair and connect each box to the LAN at each location. Such boxes are called "Ethernet Copper Extenders" and cost about $500 a pair. see www.ethernetextender.com for one example ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** ************************************************************************* ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
