On Wed, 14 Sep 2005 16:23, Steve Holdoway wrote: > > We specifically need a 10 metre CAT5 to go from 'the hole in the wall' to > > the > > switch/hub in the computer room. Then the network feed to the hall will > > be alive all the time. > > Wouldn't it just be better to fix the socket in the main hall? There is nothing whatsoever wrong with the socket, I used it last night, it just needs connecting to the LAN, or ADSL router. The former is the preferred solution, because the latter requires us to remember to re-instate the connection to the LAN.
> I've got > loads of cat 5e and the necessary tools... although the hall is rented, > I'm sure they'd appreciate the gesture! We just need 10m of CAT5 to go from the switch under the bench in the computer room to the computer-room side hole in the wall socket. We can get access to the hall complex most Saturday afternoons at 3:00pm. -- CS
