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morning all.

right. here's what I need:

<u>Option 1 (preferred)</u>
The cabling needed to put the cantenna in another room, run a cable from there to the modem, connect it to the modem using a pigtail.

Why I prefer this: I can keep my USB setup, which works well for me now. EXCEPT if the modem works EXACTLY the same way on the ethernet setup - i.e. I can still see what tower i'm connecting to in the dialer etc.

<u>Option 2</u>
Ethernet cable setup. Ethernet cable + connection to longer UTP cable. If I have to go this route, then I will

Basically I want to be able to move either the modem or the cantenna to the room next door, while keeping the modem next to the PC in the study.

Why? you ask... because I can connect to tower 82 in the room next door, and 82 (Mintek?) is WAY better than 12(Randburg CBD). I moved the PC to the study out of the second bedroom - and now I can only get 12 - which is SLOOOW and tempramental.

I need someone (reseller?) to put some pricing together for me on this, please?

Thanks guys

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Option 1: You need some LMR-400 Cable,wwww.poynting.co.za will sell it at about R55 per meter including connectors , you must call them and say how many meters you need and they will put on the connecters by machine and test them for you. They also make the pigtails. They have always been very helpfull to me
 
hi guys.

i'm sorted, thanks.

Got the Ethernet setup from Dean - WAY cheaper than the pigtail setup.

Apparently option 1 isn't very good in that
a) It's expensive
b) You get signal loss in the cable - not good.

So I'll settle for the ethernet setup then.

Now... to get that sucker working... :)

Thanks for the info! [:D]

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Signal loss is quite high unless you use LMR400, which raised my prices through the roof.
My setup cost me R260 for a yagi/Dish , boosting me to 18DBi, and R700 for 15m LMR 400 with necessary connectors, and still 3db loss [V]
 
ow!

why didn't you get the ethernet solution then?

suppose 'cos of the dish, yes?

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I have to agree, BUT you could just have put a YAGI on a pigtail directly on the modem and saved R700.

Save a horney friend........

Durban Mal Park(36) 53% sig 128k
 
Kai, have you gotten the ethernet cable working yet?
I'm interrested to see if you can get the tower/signal info when using ethernet.

I currently use ethernet, but in linux. If it's possible in windows, then it must be possible in linux [:)]

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