Joining CAT5 cable

Well -ish. I've been planning to network our 2nd PS2 and also put in an iLink connection between them. Now they are in rooms far apart and you cannot buy v long ilink cables nor I think can you buy ilink connectors???

I bought a short cable and chopped it in half and planned to put a RJ45 plug on the end, 2 wall sockets and CAT5 in between to route it upstairs. However the ilink wire is so fine it's too small for my RJ45 crimp connectors - can anyone suggest how I can suitably join them together?

RB

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Roland Burr
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Is the system using iLink (firewire) or CAT 5 ? Firewire, at most, can only be run for around 5 metres, so if you need longer than that you might be in for a few problems. Do your systems have COM port connections ? If they do, then it is possible to connect them together using direct cable connection through UTP (unshielded twisted pair) or CAT 5 between them.

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BigWallop

By PS2 I mean two Sony PlayStation 2s which can use iLink (which is indeed firewire) to connect. The total run will probably be about 10m but I figure it'll probably work (if it doesn't it's not the end of the world). Intend to have iLink cable spliced into two with RJ45 connector on it at each end going in to an RJ45 wall socket which in turn is connected by CAT5 cable.

RB

connectors???

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Roland Burr

Keene <

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Reply to
Jerry.

Then you're asking for problems. Firewire is only good up to a max' of 5 mtrs and the use of CAT 5 to transfer the signal from Firewire to Twisted Pair and then back again is not really going to make anything work properly.

Have a read at this page:

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BigWallop

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Mindwipe

On Wed, 12 May 2004 22:48:03 +0100, in uk.d-i-y "Mindwipe" strung together this:

Come back when you've learnt how to post properly.

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Lurch

In message , BigWallop writes

I think it's a case of suck it and see

The monitor cable I'm using on this computer is 8 metres, a bit longer than it should be, but with a good quality cable it works

Reply to
geoff

The monitor cable I'm using now is 25m long

Nick Brooks

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Nick Brooks

Don't think there's a problem running video over much longer distances than this - given the correct cable. But 5 decent 'BNC' cables would make for a rather thick snake...

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Dave Plowman

Well I'm going for a couple of 4 pin firewire plugs bought from the US whcih I will put on teh ends of a CAT 5 cable and hope the electrons are kind to me :)

RB

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Roland Burr

your point being?

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Mindwipe

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Mindwipe

On Thu, 13 May 2004 20:09:46 +0100, in uk.d-i-y "Mindwipe" strung together this:

Well, I've never killfiled anyoned before. You're the first.

Reply to
Lurch

Are you telling me that you're running a PC monitor with a 25 m cable?

Where did you get such a cable ?

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geoff

On Fri, 14 May 2004 23:05:17 +0100, in uk.d-i-y geoff strung together this:

I'm guessing he made it himself.

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Lurch

about a 25m monitor cable

Or bought it, these are fairly common for fixed installations or exhibition use. i.e.

Belkin Pro Series High Integrity Monitor Extension Cable 25m = £40 / 60m = £90, although their claim that 'it makes the flow of data faster' sounds a bit amazing.

Used them before, and they do seem to work just like a 2m cable, although it is unlikely one would need to run a screen at 1280 85Hz in this application.

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Toby

Just what I need for my projector then

I didn't think that sort of length would work

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geoff

Who are you addressing this seemingly random comment to?

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Andy Luckman (AJL Electronics)

I think he has a good alias, 'Mindwipe', his posting style certainly suggests his brain is some what empty !....

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Jerry.

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