Re: SURVPC Digest - 19 Sep 2000 to 20 Sep 2000 (#2000-293)

[Bas van Dijk en/of Anke de Kort]

>Date:    Wed, 20 Sep 2000 08:24:35 -0700
>From:    Bob George <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Subject: <No subject given>
>"Bas van Dijk en/of Anke de Kort" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
>> [...].
>> Instead of +/-50cm cable to connect them, I now use some 5m of coax-cable.
>> Both computers now hang when windows starts looking for the rest of the
>> network.
>> So, *question*, is there a max. lenght for this kind of network cable? Is
>> it possible to "boost up" the signal? Or should I just move the pc back,
>> and use a short cable?
>
>Are you using terminators on T connectors at each end of the cable? 5m is
>certainly within spec (185m is the max without a repeater). On longer runs,
>ONE end should be terminated, but for a setup in a single room, that's
>probably not the problem. A quick and dirty test would be to try another
>cable and/or terminators. Coax is unforgiving if the cable is damaged, and a
>good twist can ruin one. Of course, leaving a terminator off can stop you
>too!

I'm still using the same terminators, so that shouldn't be a problem.
I didn't expect coax to be that fragile.  The 5m cable comes from the
bottom of a crate in the local 2nd-hand shop. So quite a big chance that
it's been mangled down there. I'll try with another one.
Thank you for the advice (and also thank you, Yolanda)

Bas

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