Ethernet splitters work by combining the signal from two wires into one and then splitting again. They still require two connections at the source.

This is because 10BASE-T and 100BASE-TX (10 Mb/s and 100 Mb/s) use a pair of wires to transmit and another pair to recieve. There are four pairs of wires in a Cat 5e cable. Using a "normal" splitter will connect the transmit/receive pair on one device to the transmit/receive pair on the other, so it doesn't work this way. Ethernet splitters combine two sets of send/receive pairs onto one cable so they can be split at the destination.

r00t wrote Ethernet splitters work by combining the signal from two wires into one and then splitting again. They still require two connections at the source.

This is because 10BASE-T and 100BASE-TX (10 Mb/s and 100 Mb/s) use a pair of wires to transmit and another pair to recieve. There are four pairs of wires in a Cat 5e cable. Using a "normal" splitter will connect the transmit/receive pair on one device to the transmit/receive pair on the other, so it doesn't work this way. Ethernet splitters combine two sets of send/receive pairs onto one cable so they can be split at the destination.

Thanks so much for explaining that. I was very Mis informed. I'm better off just running another 100 foot cord!

Ethernet splitters work by combining the signal from two wires into one and then splitting again. They still require two connections at the source.

This is because 10BASE-T and 100BASE-TX (10 Mb/s and 100 Mb/s) use a pair of wires to transmit and another pair to recieve. There are four pairs of wires in a Cat 5e cable. Using a "normal" splitter will connect the transmit/receive pair on one device to the transmit/receive pair on the other, so it doesn't work this way. Ethernet splitters combine two sets of send/receive pairs onto one cable so they can be split at the destination.

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100ft cable runs are the max I would recommend, anything larger from a single cable will likely cause packet loss.

Is there any way I can go around not running another Ethernet cable under my house? I have the Ethernet cable for my Xbox but need one for my pc. Moving the router is not a option. What do you guys recommend?

Soluhtion wrote Is there any way I can go around not running another Ethernet cable under my house? I have the Ethernet cable for my Xbox but need one for my pc. Moving the router is not a option. What do you guys recommend?

Buying an wifi extender if you're willing to use a wireless connection.

KyloCrux wrote

Soluhtion wrote Is there any way I can go around not running another Ethernet cable under my house? I have the Ethernet cable for my Xbox but need one for my pc. Moving the router is not a option. What do you guys recommend?

Buying an wifi extender if you're willing to use a wireless connection.

I guess I could do that. I will look into it thanks man. I'm just not trying to spend a lot of money on it. Girlfriends already nagging about the money put into the game room right now haha!

If your not into wireless you can also use power line Ethernet. Just google it. At a basic level it allows data to be transferred through your houses electrica wiring, thus eliminating long cable runs since you can just plug it into your electrical outlet

iOSx wrote If your not into wireless you can also use power line Ethernet. Just google it. At a basic level it allows data to be transferred through your houses electrica wiring, thus eliminating long cable runs since you can just plug it into your electrical outlet

Just so happened my friend had one! So I'm going to give that a shot!