Author: "Kenneth G. Gordon" <kgordon2006@frontier.com>
Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2015 19:57:44 -0800
OK, gang, I need some different help here. I have a 4 port wireless router (Trendnet TEW-812DRU at the moment) connected to our main computer and two others in the home, not including the laptops tha
You could go all or mostly wireless. Use a wireless bridge to replace the run of CAT-5 to the shack and plug the dumb hub into that so that there are no long Ethernet runs. Pat wa4tuk I have a 4 port
I guess the bigger question is - why is there so much RF in your shack to blow stuff up? How are your antennas oriented that they are able to put so much RF in your shack... Tom - VE3CX _____________
It seems to me that something other than the CAT-5 cable and/or router is at fault. As a general rule, I have never found CAT-5 to be very sensitive to RF ingress. Are you using some kind of cheap CA
Author: "Kenneth G. Gordon" <kgordon2006@frontier.com>
Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2015 20:53:40 -0800
The router is upstairs from my shack, at least 30 feet away. There does not appear to be ANY RF "in the shack", which is in the basement at the other end of the house from the router. The only antenn
Author: "Kenneth G. Gordon" <kgordon2006@frontier.com>
Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2015 21:04:34 -0800
Me either. I was an IT professional for over 30 years. I SUSPECT that it is coming in via the AC line, NOT the CAT-5. Nope. Top quality cable. Had one. Failed after a year. Tried that one: failed aft
Or RJ45 connectors that are improperly installed. CAT3, 5, 6, and so on are PAIRED cables, and the pairs must be terminated in pairs (that is, to the right terminals). For example, Brown and Brown/Wh
On Sun,1/11/2015 8:53 PM, Kenneth G. Gordon wrote: I guess the bigger question is - why is there so much RF in your shack to blowstuff up? The router is upstairs from my shack, at least 30 feet away.
1G requires all four pair. If you're getting a good 1G connection, your pairs are electrically connected. If you have the pairs cross-connected, you may still have issues. As an electrician you shoul
There are testers, and there are testers. The cheap ones (less than several hundred dollars) are likely to test for nothing more than end-to-end continuity. It takes a much more sophisticated tester
A similar problem was dogging some early (CAM) ADSL we tested at Alcatel back "when" and and it turned out to be RF noise (*microvolt* levels) on the wallwart power cords. I fixed it in a loaned ADSL
Author: "Kenneth G. Gordon" <kgordon2006@frontier.com>
Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2015 22:25:27 -0800
Yes. I was also an IT professional for over 30 years at the University of Idaho. I borrowed their high-quality cable -tester, which showed that my cables are all correct. Thanks, Ken W7EKB __________
I suppose if you're an expert at everything, there's no reason to try to help. 1G requires all four pair. If you're getting a good 1G connection, your pairs are electrically connected. If you have th
Is the neutral connected to ground at the service panel and at the pole? We discovered that the neutral had never been connected at the pole feeding my folks old farm house. 73 Roger (K8RI) I guess t
Ken, sounds like you still have a electrical wiring issue in your house. These little outlet testers are handy, got mine at Home Depot and made by Commercial Electric, not very expensive and you just
That's the basic problem. Too much RF too close. Treat the symptoms for now and move the antenna further away if that ever becomes practical. Perhaps someone who has working knowledge of shielded cat
Ken: One thing you could do would be to transmit into a good dummy load. This should eliminate the question of whether or not the interference is coming from your RF radiation from the antenna. -- We
Author: "Kenneth G. Gordon" <kgordon2006@frontier.com>
Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2015 08:09:49 -0800
I know it is OK at the house, since I put it in and connected it to the panel, but I am not sure about the pole. Thanks for the suggestion. I'll call the local power company and have them check it. A
Hi Ken, May or may not be a related topic, but thought my following info might help you long term. I had been using a filter I built on my phone line that feeds my DSL modem (original filter design b
Author: "Kenneth G. Gordon" <kgordon2006@frontier.com>
Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2015 08:18:20 -0800
Good suggestion. I have a couple. All I have to do now is FIND one... If I can't find one, I'll go buy another one. They're cheap. Yes, indeed!!! Thank you, Dale. I really appreciate your suggestions