[Gllug] Network cable splitters

[Jason Clifford]

On Sun, 26 Oct 2003, Dylan wrote:

> In my continuing home LAN bumblings, I need to run a line about 30m. I'll be 
> using the cat5 with the single cores, not the flex style, between two RJ5 
> socket boxes. Now, I need to run two lines, for two separate networks. I've 
> seen splitters, which allow one cat5 cable to carry two network connections. 
> Have any of you used anything like that? Is it reliable? Wireless is not an 
> option at the moment (I'm more keen to get a laptop first to justify it to 
> the bf.)

A splitter should work well enough so long as you have good 8 strand 
cable. It may be less expensive to just run two cables though.

Jason Clifford
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