Long USB cables

Just to extend an USB cable...
Thank you.
G.
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> "GRL" <giorel DeleteThis @tiscali.it> wrote in message
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>> Thank you, very interesting devices.
>> Could someone suggest similar, but less expensive products?
>
>
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In message <466adc9c.DeleteThis@newsgate.x-privat.org> "GRL" <giorel.DeleteThis@tiscali.it>
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>Just to extend an USB cable...

That wasn't really the question -- Rather, what are you putting on the
end of it?

If you're connecting a device that uses a bit of power and no data, just
buy one or more USB extensions and go nuts.

If you're planning to connect a hard drive which runs at full-speed and
uses slightly more power then the USB spec requires, you'll need an
active solution.

Anything else will be somewhere in the middle.

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> In message <466adc9c.RemoveThis@newsgate.x-privat.org> "GRL" <giorel.RemoveThis@tiscali.it>
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>>Just to extend an USB cable...

Then why can't you just use a piece of string, or telephone cable?
 >> Stay informed about: Long USB cables 

Ok, thanks, I thought that every extender had to be powered. I need it to
connect a notebook to an ADSL (powered) modem 10m/32ft away.
Giovanni
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> In message <466adc9c DeleteThis @newsgate.x-privat.org> "GRL" <giorel DeleteThis @tiscali.it>
> wrote:
>
>>Just to extend an USB cable...
>
> That wasn't really the question -- Rather, what are you putting on the
> end of it?
>
> If you're connecting a device that uses a bit of power and no data, just
> buy one or more USB extensions and go nuts.
>
> If you're planning to connect a hard drive which runs at full-speed and
> uses slightly more power then the USB spec requires, you'll need an
> active solution.
>
> Anything else will be somewhere in the middle.
>
> --
> If quitters never win, and winners never quit,
> what fool came up with, "Quit while you're ahead"?
 >> Stay informed about: Long USB cables 

On Sun, 10 Jun 2007 13:47:54 +0200, "GRL"
<giorel.DeleteThis@tiscali.it> wrote:

>Ok, thanks, I thought that every extender had to be powered. I need it to
>connect a notebook to an ADSL (powered) modem 10m/32ft away.
>Giovanni


Oh, then why not just get a wireless card and wireless
access point or router? That is the normal way of getting
the job done.
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"GRL" <giorel.DeleteThis@tiscali.it> wrote in message
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> Ok, thanks, I thought that every extender had to be powered. I need it to
> connect a notebook to an ADSL (powered) modem 10m/32ft away.

Doesn't this modem have an ethernet port? I don't remember ever seeing one
that didn't. That would solve your problem right there.
 >> Stay informed about: Long USB cables 

In message <466be4ed.DeleteThis@newsgate.x-privat.org> "GRL" <giorel.DeleteThis@tiscali.it>
wrote:

>Ok, thanks, I thought that every extender had to be powered. I need it to
>connect a notebook to an ADSL (powered) modem 10m/32ft away.

In theory, every extender needs to be powered (and each one adds a
measurable amount of latency too, incidentally)

In practice, you can push the limits with good cables run along
electrically clean paths (not near AC wiring)

That being said, you might do better with ethernet, a 32' run is nothing
for ethernet, no amplifiers required.

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>"DevilsPGD" <spam_narf_spam DeleteThis @crazyhat.net> wrote in message
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>> In message <466adc9c DeleteThis @newsgate.x-privat.org> "GRL" <giorel DeleteThis @tiscali.it>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>Just to extend an USB cable...
>
>Then why can't you just use a piece of string, or telephone cable?

Why can't you reply to the person who wrote the comment you're replying
to, rather then attaching it further down the thread?

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 >> Stay informed about: Long USB cables 

"kony" <spam.TakeThisOut@spam.com> ha scritto nel messaggio
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> On Sun, 10 Jun 2007 13:47:54 +0200, "GRL"
> <giorel.TakeThisOut@tiscali.it> wrote:
>
>>Ok, thanks, I thought that every extender had to be powered. I need it to
>>connect a notebook to an ADSL (powered) modem 10m/32ft away.
>>Giovanni
>
>
> Oh, then why not just get a wireless card and wireless
> access point or router? That is the normal way of getting
> the job done.

Of course, but sometimes (maybe due to some interferences) using wireless I
found many problems even only between the room of the access point and
another one when I have the PC (continous disconnecttions and
reconnections).
Thanks.
Giovanni
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On Mon, 11 Jun 2007 04:22:09 +0200, "GRL"
<giorel.DeleteThis@tiscali.it> wrote:

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>> On Sun, 10 Jun 2007 13:47:54 +0200, "GRL"
>> <giorel.DeleteThis@tiscali.it> wrote:
>>
>>>Ok, thanks, I thought that every extender had to be powered. I need it to
>>>connect a notebook to an ADSL (powered) modem 10m/32ft away.
>>>Giovanni
>>
>>
>> Oh, then why not just get a wireless card and wireless
>> access point or router? That is the normal way of getting
>> the job done.
>
>Of course, but sometimes (maybe due to some interferences) using wireless I
>found many problems even only between the room of the access point and
>another one when I have the PC (continous disconnecttions and
>reconnections).
>Thanks.
>Giovanni
>


Hard to say what the problem was, maybe interference or
maybe just a bad wireless product. Most people can connect
wirelessly between a laptop and base station at least a
couple rooms away unless their walls are unusual.

I would still try wireless first, just buy from someplace
with a good return policy and if it doesn't work well,
return the product and try another one.
 >> Stay informed about: Long USB cables 

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> "GRL" <giorel.TakeThisOut@tiscali.it> wrote in message
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>> Ok, thanks, I thought that every extender had to be powered. I need it to
>> connect a notebook to an ADSL (powered) modem 10m/32ft away.
>
> Doesn't this modem have an ethernet port? I don't remember ever seeing one
> that didn't. That would solve your problem right there.
>

Of course, but I'd need a cable also in this case (see my answer to Kony on
using wireless)!
Thanks.
Giovanni
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>>> Ok, thanks, I thought that every extender had to be powered. I need it
>>> to connect a notebook to an ADSL (powered) modem 10m/32ft away.
>>
>> Doesn't this modem have an ethernet port? I don't remember ever seeing
>> one that didn't. That would solve your problem right there.
>>
>
> Of course, but I'd need a cable also in this case (see my answer to Kony
> on using wireless)!

But it would just be a $6.00 cable that would work without any problems,
instead of a bunch of junk to try and get the inferior USB to do the same
job.
 >> Stay informed about: Long USB cables 

On Mon, 11 Jun 2007 02:29:42 GMT, "Noozer"
<dont.spam.DeleteThis@me.here> wrote:

>>>> Ok, thanks, I thought that every extender had to be powered. I need it
>>>> to connect a notebook to an ADSL (powered) modem 10m/32ft away.
>>>
>>> Doesn't this modem have an ethernet port? I don't remember ever seeing
>>> one that didn't. That would solve your problem right there.
>>>
>>
>> Of course, but I'd need a cable also in this case (see my answer to Kony
>> on using wireless)!
>
>But it would just be a $6.00 cable that would work without any problems,
>instead of a bunch of junk to try and get the inferior USB to do the same
>job.
>


Exactly, plus the network card has lower overhead in use
than USB (but I'd still try wireless, it is so much better
when the laptop isn't tethered by a wire (kinda defeats the
purpose of having one, IMO), and allows more versatile
mobile use away from home. Wireless 802.11g has gotten
quite cheap as well, for the past half a year or more I'd
seen deals on card/router combos for under $20 after
rebates... but all these prices are in USD, I've no idea
what it would cost to get this working in Italy.
 >> Stay informed about: Long USB cables