basic cat 5 socket question

can you run more than one pc from a socket with some sort of doubler?
if not can you spur from one socket to another?
may seem basic questions but we are just sorting a very small network

TIA
Mark

x-private wrote:

> can you run more than one pc from a socket with some sort of doubler?

Sort of.

What you need is either a hub, or a switch. This will allow you to share
four, eight or more PC's from one connection point. Obviously the speed
will be shared also.

http://duxcw.com/faq/network/hubsw.htm

> if not can you spur from one socket to another?

Not really.

Chris

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On Tue, 1 May 2007 07:00:20 +0100, "x-private" <mark@harris> mused:

>can you run more than one pc from a socket with some sort of doubler?
>if not can you spur from one socket to another?
>may seem basic questions but we are just sorting a very small network
>
As mentioned, a switch can be plugged into a single cat5 wall plate to
extend the number of outlets or for just using 2 devices on one socket
you can use what are commonly called cable economisers (or economizers
for google).
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Stuart.

x-private <mark@harris> wrote:
> can you run more than one pc from a socket with some sort of doubler?

Yes. It's called a switch and a 4-port one will cost from around £5 from
places such as ebuyer.

ISTR that my 8-port switch cost me a whole £15, and it certainly wasn't
the cheapest I could find. You can cascade switches, but if you're looking
at more than 8 nodes you should probably consider a "professional grade"
16/32 port switch.

Chris

In message <TOBZh.6209$(E-Mail Removed)>, Chris Whelan
<(E-Mail Removed)> writes
>x-private wrote:
>
>> can you run more than one pc from a socket with some sort of doubler?
Yes, but only if it's a 100Mbps or lower speed network and then only if
you only intend to run two machines. For any more than two you will need
a network switch.
>
>Sort of.
If the socket is fully wired at both ends of the cable then you can
breakout the two spare pairs and use them for a second machine, if you
are using Gigabit NICs at both ends then all four pairs are used so
you'll need a switch. ISTR, Ethernet economiser will find you some nice
adapters to give you two 100mbps connections from one length of cat5 or
you can fit a double socket at both ends and punch the spare pairs into
the second socket. Obviously you will need to patch both socket at both
ends.
>
>What you need is either a hub, or a switch. This will allow you to share
>four, eight or more PC's from one connection point. Obviously the speed
>will be shared also.
>
>http://duxcw.com/faq/network/hubsw.htm
>
>> if not can you spur from one socket to another?
>
>Not really.
>
>Chris
>

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