Im tired of wireless, can i get a 40ft cable to plug direct to router?

[westy159]

I like to play online games, but it seems that having a wireless connection tends to sort of lag me out every few minutes. My ping stays at a good 40ms most of the time, but then it will lag out and i will have to wait about 4 seconds to be re-synced or something, this really kills the fun.

*Gets out tape measure*
My room is directly above the dining room with the router, i dont think i can go through the floor, so from my computer to the landing, down a bit, across the ceiling of the dining room and to the router its about 38ft. Thats a rough estimate, but a 40ft cable should do it.

The next thing is will it actually work? I can just plug in the right sort of cable from my PC into the router and bingo i can access the network?

If you can find the product i need on RL Supplies Limited - computer parts and accessories, printers, mp3 players.. (my local PC shop) or another UK site that'd be great.

Thanks.

 

[KSoD]

In theory this would work. but sadly they dont seel 40Ft cables like this. I haev only seen as large as 15Ft. So you would have to buy a spool and actually make the wire yourself.

I just looked and this would be your best option:

Belkin RJ45 FastCAT 5e Patch Cable 15M (50 feet) Black Snagless Molded

 

[b1gapl]

Yes, it will work. You're just connecting PC to router, via ethernet cable. Simple as that.

Get an extra 10ft or so, to make sure, you're good to go.

Here's some 50 footers:
Belkin High Performance Category 6 UTP Patch Cable 15M (49.2 feet)
Belkin RJ45 CAT-5e Patch Cable 15M/50 feet Grey Snagless Molded
Belkin RJ45 FastCAT 5e Patch Cable 15M (50 feet) Black Snagless Molded

Ah, Makaveli beat me to it.

 

[westy159]

Cheers, whats the difference between that and this one thats cheaper?
Belkin High Performance Category 6 UTP Patch Cable 15m (50 ft) Black

 

[b1gapl]

Cheers, whats the difference between that and this one thats cheaper?
Belkin High Performance Category 6 UTP Patch Cable 15m (50 ft) Black

Probably the snagless molded feature?

But the one you posted is CAT6, and the previous is CAT5e. I don't know much about the difference, but you might as well go for the higher CAT.

 

[KSoD]

Nothing really. One says high performance the other does not. It would jsut come down to how the wires are coated. The high performance would block some signals that could interfere with the data transfer. But the cables are coated good as is.

 

[nOcLuE98]

cant he just buy some ethernet wire and do it himself? That is what I do.. doesnt cost me anything. Anyone know where to get some ethernet wire? lowes or home depot might have it, and they will have end pieces as well I think. Then you can make it as long as you want. I made a 150ft for my friend the other day.. why he needed that much.. I have NO idea..

 

[KSoD]

With a cable that long you will get signal degregation. 100Ft is the max length you should use on a Cat cable. Anything over that is gonna cause degragtion.

Yeah i mentioned doing it himself since that was before i foudn the 50Ft premade on the site he linked to.

 

[gurusan]

why not just sort out your wireless problem?

 

[nOcLuE98]

With a cable that long you will get signal degregation. 100Ft is the max length you should use on a Cat cable. Anything over that is gonna cause degragtion.

Yeah i mentioned doing it himself since that was before i foudn the 50Ft premade on the site he linked to.

haha, well I didnt know that... but he still gets better with that cable than his wireless. He uses so he doesnt just drop out in poker games.