Linking two computers

[Rex A. Butcher]

Hi there,

I am going to link two laptops to a Netgear modem.

One will use an Ethernet connection, the other a USB.

The USB cable needs to be about 7 meters long. Will this be OK or is there something special I should do?

Thanks in advance,

Rex

[SuperSparks]

The maximum length of a USB cable is 5 metres, if you wan't longer than that then you need to use a hub in the cable, ie have a 5 metre cable to the hub and then a 2 metre cable from it. That's the official word anyway, you might get away with a 7 metre cable, and it won't hurt to try it if you want.

[Rex A. Butcher]

Nick,

That explains why all shops only stock 5m cables.

Apparently, there is a limit to standard parallel cable lengt, but I recently read where a guy had made a 50m printer cable work.

May be the same applies to USB.

I will see.

Many thanks,

Rex