If I understand, you have the cable modem, hub, XP desktop, Vonage router
and phones at one end of the 100' cable. At the other end, you have the BSD
laptop, switch and a printer. The only reason you need two circuits is you
want to use the BSD laptop as the router. Sound like you could:
1 - Move the BSD box to the other end (next to the cable modem)
2 = Get a hardware router, and install it next to the cable modem.
Either of these sound like they might be a better solution.
Ken Elliott
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-----Original Message-----
From: slug@nks.net [mailto:slug@nks.net] On Behalf Of Jan Mason
Sent: Wednesday, October 18, 2006 9:51 AM
To: slug@nks.net
Subject: Re: [SLUG] Splitting Cat 6 cable
The cable is a Mohawk M56889 Cat 6, 4 pair, 24awg solid utp cable.
"Why can't you run two parallel cables in the conduit?"
Its an external cable run in the condo and I agreed with the one cable
argument.
When complete, my preferred configuration would look as follows:
cable modem <-> 100 foot cable <->
dedicated router/firewall OpenBSD 4.0 laptop <->
switch <-> fedora core 5 laptop
<-> hp lj 4000 printer
<-> 100 foot cable <-> hub <-> win xp desktop
<-> vonage router <->
phones
Backup plan:
cable modem <-> dedicated router/firewall OpenBSD 4.0 laptop <->
switch <-> win xp desktop
<-> vonage router <-> phones
<-> 100 foot cable <-> hub <-> fedora core 5 laptop
<-> hp lj 4000 printer
It sounds like I might need to go with my backup plan.
Lan Shack sells a Cat 5E network splitter:
http://www.lanshack.com/Network-Splitter-Pair-P47C56.aspx
Splits one 4 pair category 5 (or 5E) cable into two Network
connections. Works with 100Base-T Ethernet, 10Base-T, or any
connection that utilizes pins 1, 2, 3 & 6.
On 10/18/06, Eben King <eben01@verizon.net> wrote:
> On Tue, 17 Oct 2006, Jan Mason wrote:
>
> > I am setting up a new fast Ethernet network that has one 100 foot
> > cable in it. I went with Cat 6 cables, Cat 6 plugs, and Cat 6 jacks.
> > I want to connect two jacks at either end of the 100 foot cable. Two
> > pairs to each jack. The jacks are going into surface mount boxes.
> >
> > Will there be a performance hit running two data circuits through one
> > cable? If there is a hit, do you think that I will still have full
> > performance for a fast Ethernet network?
> >
> > Thanks for your support.
>
> I'm going to guess "if the connections try to transmit or listen at the
same
> time there will be increased interference". Some Ethernet cables only
have
> two pairs in them, so you obviously couldn't use those. Also, since this
> cable will otherwise be identical to any other cable, make sure you mark
it
> somehow so it's clear it's different. If you can hijack some ancient
> computers, you might run some sort of router software to do that safely.
> Why can't you run two parallel cables in the conduit?
>
> --
> -eben QebWenE01R@vTerYizUonI.nOetP royalty.no-ip.org:81
> TAURUS: You will never find true happiness - what you gonna
> do, cry about it? The stars predict tomorrow you'll wake up,
> do a bunch of stuff and then go back to sleep. -- Weird Al
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