So... lief, did you try putting a switch on either end of that long wire? I'm assuming that's how you tested, but don't know. If you're getting a bit of throughput, forcing the switches to use 10 rather than 100 might be all you need. I've an extra 10baseT hub you're welcome to if you want to check this and are in the Boston area. Otherwise, there's ebay - and just stopping into a computer repair place and and seeing if they've got a 10bt router you could borrow for a half day. That's the cheapest way to force the protocol to 10 that I know. I've done this with success with a couple of 400' runs.
NB: Both 10 and 100 have 100m limits, I have a few theories as to why 10 is more resilient at somewhat over-spec lengths - but they're just theories (and back to CSMA/CD timings, bit wire lengths, etc.). My experience is that it -does- work, however. There's also PoE, which isn't -that- expensive if you already have a dry place to put the gear. Hoping this is helpful... -- bobkoure ------------------------------------------------------------------------ bobkoure's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14646 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=79322 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
