Jules_Theone
Member
Hi,
I have a 16 twisted pair cable going from one building probably 100m or so to another building with multiple computers in the second building. I used to use just 2 pairs for one connection to a single computer there but need to have multiple machines connected now. The connection seemed to drop in and out quite a lot before, so I put a 5 port switch in line with just one ethernet cable going in and then coming out. Is it pointless to connect multiple leads to the same switch or is there a way to keep each cable pairs separate up to each PC which still having a 'boost'?
I am concerned about collisions with multiple connections bottle-necking at the switches at either end, it will probably be expensive / sub-optimal to have multiple 5 port switches, one for each ethernet link.
Or how would someone else do it?
Thanks,
Jules
I have a 16 twisted pair cable going from one building probably 100m or so to another building with multiple computers in the second building. I used to use just 2 pairs for one connection to a single computer there but need to have multiple machines connected now. The connection seemed to drop in and out quite a lot before, so I put a 5 port switch in line with just one ethernet cable going in and then coming out. Is it pointless to connect multiple leads to the same switch or is there a way to keep each cable pairs separate up to each PC which still having a 'boost'?
I am concerned about collisions with multiple connections bottle-necking at the switches at either end, it will probably be expensive / sub-optimal to have multiple 5 port switches, one for each ethernet link.
Or how would someone else do it?
Thanks,
Jules