[ale] USB over cat-5?

cfowler cfowler at outpostsentinel.com
Wed Jul 10 09:34:21 EDT 2002


I think there is a length limitation of 11ft
On Wed, 2002-07-10 at 10:32, John Wells wrote:
> Let me preface this by saying that I have *no* knowledge of the internal
> workings of USB at this time (wiring, etc.), which may be evident from my
> question.
> 
> I'm wondering if it would be possible to splice a usb cable with a cat-5
> cable?  Why, you ask?  Because I have cat-5 running through my wall, and
> would like to connect to my machine upstairs over this cable using USB.
> 
> Probably impossible, but interesting nontheless.
> 
> Thanks for the help!
> 
> John
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