What can I use the Cat-5 lines in my apartment for?
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Puter's right, you'll still need a router, although not necessarily a wireless one. most routers come with wireless capability plus 4 ports on the back for "hardwiring" devices. i'd go with a wireless router in the event you want to surf on a laptop from your couch or maybe your PDA has wireless capability. you can turn off the wireless signal and use it for wired-only if you like.\n\nall of the wires from the various rooms should converge somewhere in a closet or something. hopefully at that same place there's an incoming phone and/or coax (cable) line. if your builder was smart enough to wire all rooms i'm sure he set you up with a data closet of some sort.\n\nyour setup would be something like this:\n\ncable/dsl signal--> cable/dsl modem--> router--> (each room plugged into the back the router)--> device in each room is plugged into the CAT-5 jack\n\ngood luck!
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Leased line connection is a dedicated path from the ISP or the Telephone company to your workstation(home or off). There is generally an E1 or a fibre line running upto your place that terminates onto a DTE(data terminating equipment). All data travels through that dedicated path. The benefit of leased line is that you get a dedicated channel and as a result the full bandwidth that has been alloted to you; which is unlike the shared channels in which you may get the full throughout if the line is free. \n\nThe DTE device converts the analog signals into digital ones and connects to your computer usually using an ethernet cable terminating on the ethernet card (RJ45 jack).\n\nIt is costly but fast. Leaed lines are usually multiplexed to carry Voice/data/Fax/Video all on the same channel as they have a high bandwidth. So that u can get your Telephone, Internet and even Cable TV/Radio on the same line through single connection. The DTE takes care of division of data to respective devices.
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You can use any but I would recommend cat 6 cable they are the quickest possible.......they now create computer networking cards for games that increase your fps because the cords do really matter and most people don't realize a slow cable can make you lose fps also if you plan on using it to stream HD video content this is a must have due to the bandwidth....if your a big gamer and care about having the most fps I would go with the best cable possible cat 6!
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You would pick Wireless broadband at home if you can't get DSL or Cable high speed.   Your other choice would be satellite, so check Hughes-Net.   \n\nOne advantage is that you could protect your system from lightning easier with transient protection equipment.  You see, with a phone line or cable, lightning is a terrible threat in some parts of the country. \n\nThe other tiny advantage is that you could place your equipment anywhere in the house. Hopefully, your wireless broadband service is compatible with a router, so you could share your connection. \n\nGood luck and Happy Computing!
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If you have a new computer it should have an ethernet card. Look for some thing like a telephone jack(slightly bigger than regular telephone jack. It should be behind your computer
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You need to have ethernet card on both the pcs and get the same connected through cat5 or cat 6 with cross over cable. or you can have both connected through serial cable.
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You should contact your cable company and ask them
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The easy answer is: Use a repeater. The catch is that you'll need to know what kind of AP (access point) your apartment is using. Repeaters only work with specific APs. the good news is that most (all?) AP manufacturers make repeaters (sometimes called range extenders).\n\nSo how do you determine which AP your apartment is using?\nSimple answer: Ask.\nOther than that, you can look for clues, like the SSID of the AP -- if the person who set it up left it in the default, it's probably the model number of the AP. To see available AP SSIDs, right-click your wireless connection and click on "view available wireless networks". \n\nGoogle the SSID and see if that tells you who made the device.\n\nIf you aren't able to determine the device, you may need to try a couple of different models. Find a retailer with a liberal return policy and start testing. I'd start with Linksys or Netgear's options, and then D-Link, and finally Buffalo.\n\nThere are more complicated options, but this is the fastest and cheapest. You should be able to find these devices for less than $100.
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buy a network card for about $10 bucks. \nor use a usb adpater to convert rj45 cat 5 to usb, but i would recommending using this.
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If your desktop and/or laptops have wifi receivers then you can use them anywhere in the house that gets the signal. You can purchase USB wifi adapters too. I use a USB one all the time for computers I am building that need to go online, I don't have to hook up any wires.
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NO, however they can keep the companies from drilling holes into the walls from outside.\n\nIn other words no cable if your home/apt is not hooked up.\n\nPlease read your lease completely...\n\nThe link below is a link to TENANTS RIGHTS HANDBOOK LOOK FOR YOUR STATE..\n\nGOOD-LUCK!
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You want to use as few spliters and split the signal as few number of times as possible before it reaches the modem. Those sound the same, but what I mean is that you don't want to use a lto of splitters, but if you have to use one, don't use a 3 way where a 2 way would do.\n\nI know I had a problem after spliting where the signal became too weak. Here are something I had to do and you should keep in mine when splitting the lines.\n\nFirst, see if your cable provider recommends any specific splitter. I know I had a cable man come out when I lost my connection and he replaced my spliter with one he said worked better with the cable lines. Something about a frequency range. Usualy its the same kind that came with the cable installation kit, if one even did.\n\nSecond, same goes for the cable it self. Try to use the best possible cable you can. Your house is probly already wired with something, so your stuck there, but connectiones between the wall/spliter and the modem should be made with a good cable, not some leftover wire with a homemade end.\n\nLastly, like I said, don't split more than you have to. For instance, I know in my house the main cable lines comes in and is split with an 8-way and from there goes to the other rooms. To improve signal strength, I removed the cable line from the room in which my cable modem is in. After that, I inserted a 2-way between the main line and the 8-way, and then connected line from that modem to the two way. Thus, instead of having an 1/8 of a signal before it gets to the modem, it now has 1/2. That should allow you enough to put another splitter in so you can have ti go to both a modem and a TV without loosing connection. Anyway, hope that helped
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The standard gives the maximum length of cable is 100 meters.\n\nIf you need longer, look into coax or fiber-optic cable.  Or put an amplifier (switch or hub) at 100 meter intervals.\n\nAnd thanks Janus.  If you are trying to go over 200 meters, you are probably better off useing coax or Fiber.  Then, your limits are 185 meters.  Plus you will find it is more durable and cheaper then all-weather Cat-5/6.  About the only time coax is used anymore is for bridging distances outside.\n\nIf your distances are longer then that, look into some other form of transmission.
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If there are no BRICK walls or chimney in the middle of your building, I would consider installing a wired system that crosses between the two floors.   Let's say that you have a wireless router that serves the computers on the first floor, then a good digital switch (hub) on the second floor.  Then use an AnyPoint wireless extender on the 2nd floor.   Position this as far away from the downstairs router as possible.    There are some wireless devices that relay the signal from the original wireless router, but I have had trouble with these at times.   I prefer using a wire to extend to an Anypoint device.
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That's a pretty vague question.  I'll give a little of what I know.  The "Categories" of ethernet cables are standards that dictate a bunch of things about the construction and manufacturing of the bulk cable and connectors.  Generally speaking, you don't need Cat6 cable unless you are running a gigabit Ethernet connection.  I recommend you stick with Cat5e in all other situations, just cause it is cheaper.\n\nIf you are running the cable through a wall, I recommend you get solid center conductor cable instead of stranded.  Solid is easier to punch down on the patch panel.\n\nOnce you get to the patch panel, follow the color code for EIA/TIA 568 B wiring unless you know that the cable is wired to the A standard, which is kinda rare.  Punch the wires down firmly, using a 110 punch down tool.  If you are using a tool that has ratchet power, I recommend using the lowest setting so you don't accidentally damage the panel.\n\nI've attached a link to a tutorial that my company has on its web site.  Hopefully that will help you.
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You should get a router.  It is a box that you can get at BestBuy or a similar store.  Your cable from your cable modem or DSL modem goes in the back and then you use 2 other network cables and plug one into the back of each computer.  They can range in price, anywhere from $40 and up.  Here is an example:\nhttp://www.bestbuy.ca/catalog/proddetail.asp?logon=&langid=EN&sku_id=0926INGFS10059943&catid=21111