Suggestions For a Coax-To-Ethernet Solution? 608
watanabe writes "I just moved from a house with Cat5e wiring to a house with ... a whole bunch of coax cables. Like, my living room has five coax cables coming out of a hole in the wall. All of them go back up to my attic.
The house is big, (and I like it, thank you), but I have realized that our digital usage pattern (media server + squeezeboxes + remote time machine backups to a linux box) will not work without wiring. I am currently bridging some old Linksys WRT54Gs to the right places, but of course, that slows everything down.
This got me thinking: 100mb ethernet is four wires, yes? And I have four wires for every two coax cables. What about a two coax-head -> ethernet jack setup? Has anyone done this before? Searching online only gives me $100+ coaxethernet transceiver type boxes. At that price, a HomePNY system would make more sense.
I'm willing to solder if I have to, but I first wanted to get advice and holes shot in my plan, if there are any."
Re:Use the Coax as a wirepull for the cat5 (Score:5, Funny)
I admit though, my testing may not have been exhaustive.
Re:ATT Uverse runs over coax (Score:5, Funny)
sorry, I realize my post contributed nothing.
This may be the most profound comment I've ever read on Slashdot.
Rewiring is your best option. (Score:2, Funny)
In summary, please, don't solder an RJ-45 connecter and the 2 relevant pairs to 4 coaxial cables. Please?
If you do, please, send pictures.
Re:Use the Coax as a wirepull for the cat5 (Score:3, Funny)
That's so zen.
Re:Maybe I'm missing something (Score:3, Funny)
Or, perhaps, as another thought, why not just use the existing coax to pull Cat5 into place?
Re:Use the Coax as a wirepull for the cat5 (Score:5, Funny)
Cat5 can do better if you coax it.
Re:Use the Coax as a wirepull for the cat5 (Score:5, Funny)
Yup, and guns used to load the bullet from the same end it shoots out of.
Re:Use the Coax as a wirepull for the cat5 (Score:5, Funny)
And cars use to run on electricity... oh wait.
Re:Use the Coax as a wirepull for the cat5 (Score:3, Funny)
"Actually, I have found that Cat5 provides just as many options as cat5"
I find it top be more a case of 6 of one, half dozen of the other.
Just be sure and let us know when you get to the bottom of that dilemma.
Re:Use the Coax as a wirepull for the cat5 (Score:5, Funny)
I'm gessing you can get a Monster Cat5 cable for an absurd amount of money, that's got gold plated connectors and electrolytes and stuff...
Re:ATT Uverse runs over coax (Score:5, Funny)
And with that, we complete our tour of Slashdot.
CATV is cat5 in Roman (Score:5, Funny)
To use CATV cable for cat5 all you need to do is you run X-Base-II with L ohms terminators. Or would those be LXXV ohms?
Re:Use the Coax as a wirepull for the cat5 (Score:5, Funny)
that's got gold plated connectors and electrolytes and stuff...
It's what networks crave!
Cat5 (Score:3, Funny)