2 Jan
2007
2 Jan
'07
2:08 p.m.
On 12/31/06, Chuck Guzis <cclist at sydex.com> wrote:
It's that coax that
I dread replacing--it goes
between floors and snaking it through the walls was a real chore.
Depending upon how many bends and whether it is fastened to the walls,
it might be a fairly easy replacement. Cat 6 cable is close enough to
the the same diameter as coax, so it should fit in the same run. I've
done it by splicing the Cat 6 to the coax. Getting a splice that
isn't of larger diameter than the coax is the tough part. The
tightest splice I managed to do involved a needle, fishing line, glue,
and heat shrink tubing, but that case was extreme due to unreachable
metal grommets in the middle of the run. Once the splice is done and
you are convinced it is strong enough, just pull it through.
My DSL speed is 1.6Mbps, so I'm thinking that there's little reason
to upgrade the setup. Am I thinking correctly or am I likely to see
an improvement in internet access speed if I upgrade?
You're not going to see a speed increase to the outside, but you might
see a speed increase between machines on the local net. It's useful
if you have modern machines that share files on both floors/
On the rack next to me is a 10/100bT switch, a 10/100bT hub, a 10bT
hub with coax uplink, an ethernet-localtalk interface, and 54 Mbps
wireless access point. The cable modem and another 10/100bT switch
are downstairs in the garage. Now if I could find a way to get
Arcnet into the mix.....