from 'this thread' (http://forums.slimdevices.com/newreply.php?do=newreply&p=552053) leif;552053 Wrote: > I did read and appreciate the input on that thread although my questions > on my last post were not addressed and the topic seemed to have migrated > to technical info I'm not knowledgeable about. OK, look. If the technical issues are too difficult, just go and get 600' of CAT5, 5e, or 6. Don't put it in the ground - just leave it in the box. You're probably going to end up buying a 1000' box anyway. terminate the two ends. You're going to have to either learn how to do that or get someone to do it.
So now you have 600' (or whatever distance you're interested in) of UTP. Plug one end into your router and the other end into your squeezebox. Does it work? Yes - you're done. Go bury that cable. No - try again with a switch at either end (4 port 10/100 switches are cheap) Still No - try some of the other suggestions in this thread Note that it really -might- work, if you indeed have only two devices attached to this segment of cable. As alfista points out there are separate transmit and receive pairs so there is no collision domain. I've pulled long runs of Cat5 with a single device on each end (more in the 400' range) and have not had good luck. You may be luckier - and there's really only one way to tell. If alfista's right, you should be able to do this test on the whole 1000' box (easier than measuring out 600'). Either way, do let us know if it worked. -- bobkoure ------------------------------------------------------------------------ bobkoure's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14646 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=79140 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
