I am only 5500 feet away from the nearest verizon central office. I am currently using a 14 foot phone cord connecting from the wall phone jack going into the back of my westell 6100 modem, and I am running a 50 foot ethernet cable from the back of the modem going into the back of my pc. my connection speed is about 2100 to 2300 MB on averge. my package plan is 3.0 MB. I want to get the best possible speed as possible, So if I were to install a phone jack to be localized near my pc, how long should my cables be?
2007-02-13 16:21:24 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Computer Networking
Short answer : It dosen't matter.
Long answer : It matters, but the distance between 10 feet and 20 feet is almost insignificant.
2007-02-13 16:24:05 · answer #1 · answered by dsmarisen 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
For the absolute best signal with least amount of interference, the cable should be as short as possible. However, that signal is cleaned before it gets modulated at the modem, so it really doesn't matter. As for the length, an internet signal goes around the entire earth in nanoseconds. Just how much time do you think 50 ft adds to that signal?
2007-02-13 16:29:45 · answer #2 · answered by Thegustaffa 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
doesnt matter as long as they reach, it makes no diff.
2007-02-13 16:25:11 · answer #3 · answered by electro- hamburger 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋