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Substitute LAN cable

Started by Christopss , Dec 19 2006 03:22 AM

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Christopss
Posted 19 December 2006 - 03:22 AM

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Can i use a cat 5 cable to connect my computer to the modem. i would like to use this because the lan cable i have is too short and i only need it for an hour or two.
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Posted 19 December 2006 - 04:14 AM

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If your modem (cable or DSL) has an ethernet port, then yes, you can use cat5 to connect.
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Posted 19 December 2006 - 09:34 PM

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thanks for that :whistling: , sorry about the lateness little brother was on computer
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