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[Knightmare]

Hey guys.

I just ran a 100' cat5 cable to my xbox from my office to my living room. I was using a 5' cable next to my PC and never had a problem. Now with the 100' cable I have to try many times to get the xbox to get an IP. Just wondering if anyone else has had any problems using a LONG cable?

Any input would be helpful. Threw away the reciept for the cable so it will be a hard time exchanging it if it is the cable. And 100' is not CHEAP!

Thanks all!
KNIGHTMARE

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[WiKKiD]

Shouldn't be a problem, rj45 ethernet is rated at 100 meters (or is it 150?), either way, shouldn't cause problems with just 100'.

[Chon_Lee]

I have my X-box connected with a 100' UTP cable and have no problems.  I have Evox running on my X-box and am using Flash FXP to connect to it.  Maybe you have a bad batch of cable.  Have you tried to connect it to a pair of computers to see if they work.  Good luck

Chon_Lee

[Knightmare]

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Well thanks for the input. Will let you know what fix's it.

KNIGHTMARE

[King]

) without the need to "repeat" or strengthen the signal.  The standard maximum cable length (if doing fixed cabling) is 90 metres to allow for a 5 metre patch cable and a 5 metre fly lead.

So you should be right.

Did you make the cable yourself, or was it purchased with connectors?  If home-made, check all the connection in the RJ-45s.  Also, make sure that you haven't got anything heavy sitting on any part of the cable which might be affecting the wire.

[Hollowpoint]

Im running a 250' Cable to my basment Xbox from computer no problem.   when you had the xbox connected witht he 5 foot cable, what color was it?  Yellow?  If your connecting directly to your network card  You need a crossover cable.  If your using a 100' net cable   odds are its not crossover..

[prowl]

The 100' Drop is not running parallel to any coax cable or power cables is it?  The noise interference will stop it from working solidly if you did.

Try to keep away from such cables, and cross perpindicularily if you need to cross them (doesn't have to be exactly perpendicular, just try to keep the cables away from each other).

[Knightmare]

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-A Linksys 4 port Printer Server Switch fell into my lap today    . As my primary hub is a 4 port Belkin Wireless router and I have to unplug computers to plug in the Xbox... Maybe this will boost the signal up?

Been kinda busy so have not tried all the options yet. But I will let you know what fixes it.

Just tested the new Switch. Seems to work. YEA!!!

Thanks again.

KNIGHTMARE

[Drunken Uncle]

QUOTE (Knightmare @ Apr 15 2003, 11:07 AM)

And 100' is not CHEAP!

Where did you buy it? Compusa sells 100 feet spools for $100, I checked a local pc shop....100 feet for $17.

anyways, thats what I bought, Im still in the process of getting mine all set up so its in my room but I bought 100 feet so I could eventually put it in the living room, and everything seems to work okay.

[Knightmare]

100' pre-made cat5 cost me $39 at the local computer shop. Normaly I would not think this was "expensive".. But I have been unemployeed for over a year now so it is hard to justify toys and stuff for my Xbox.

Have fun all

KNIGHTMARE

[EvilWays]

Just for my .02 worth, I wouldn't use 100' Cat5 cables without a switch. A hub won't really do, since a switch will regenerate the signal (not repeat). There's some mystical formula that will tell you the degradation of signal over an X amount of distance, but the hell if I know it (and I'm even taking classes for Cisco CCNA certification). I don't know if it'd make any difference, but I would also recommend at least Cat5e for that distance (Cat6 is still a bit expensive and not worth it unless you're using a Gigabit network). If you don't have a cable tester, a half-assed way to see if a cable is bad is to connect the cable to two computers and ping each other.