modem into the cable line if you have road runner

i want to put my computer a good ways away from the existing one and really don't want to run that much cat 5 cable and i'm not sure if i want to do the wireless thing either.


i know it probably won't work but i've wondered this for a while.

7/27/2006 7:16:28 PM

You're right--it won't work. Unless you want to pay for another Road Runner service.

7/27/2006 7:40:57 PM

how much is a good ways away? my desktop connection is a 50' run of ethernet and if there's any degredation at all, i don't notice it

[Edited on July 27, 2006 at 9:39 PM. Reason : unless you're talking esthetic appeal]

7/27/2006 9:38:08 PM

cat5e can run a good 250 feet with no problems

seems like 90 meters is the limit

that would be 296 feet

cat6 can go farther

[Edited on July 27, 2006 at 9:48 PM. Reason : *]

7/27/2006 9:46:33 PM

umm we're talking upstairs and back probably 150 ft... i'm not really worried about degradation i just don't want to have to run it that far. the physical act of placing it in the walls etc.

7/27/2006 10:42:24 PM

this is why they invented wireless man

7/27/2006 10:58:10 PM

i think each additional cable outlet is like 10 bucks a month

thats what they told us freshman year

7/27/2006 11:02:18 PM

...
^why do you even posting dude?

7/28/2006 3:34:04 AM

Wireless is perfect for this sort of thing.

7/28/2006 6:36:11 AM

wireless

7/30/2006 7:25:07 PM