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  1. July 11th, 2004, 05:58 PM #1
    Rex A. Butcher
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    Linking two computers

    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
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  2. July 11th, 2004, 06:26 PM #2
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    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.
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  3. July 12th, 2004, 03:24 PM #3
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    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,

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