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Posted by Mark Lloyd on February 20, 2007, 2:20 pm
wrote:
>There is coax and there is coax. Some
>coax is not meant for the broadband
>signal from cable TV. Some Coax has
>very poor shielding. Some older coax
>for VHF/UHF TV was not 100% shielded.
>Check the type
>of cable in your run as that might be
>part of the problem.
>
And the quality of the connectors (and their installation) is
important too.
>Felder wrote:
>> Howdy all. I recently upgraded my internet connection from dial-up to
>> high speed via cable (about time, I know). Since installing the cable
>> I have been having problems getting connected to the internet. If I
>> connected the modem straight to the cable drop coming in the house I
>> would get a good connection, but when I run a cable from the drop to
>> the computer (about 25', no splitters) I would fail to get a
>> connection. Sometimes it would connect, but most the time it would
>> not. So, I got to looking at the cable run (finished basement, drop
>> ceiling) and discovered that in two places the cable was running along
>> side and sitting right on top of some romex. Hmmm, I thought to
>> myself. Could I be getting interference on the cable from the romex?
>> So, I moved the cable several inches away from the romex and low and
>> behold a got a good internet connection.
>>
>> I have a cable guy coming out later this week to check my signals so
>> I'll ask him if the electric lines could cause enough interference to
>> affect my internet signal. It appears so and makes sense to me
>> especially if the cable is right on top of and running parallel with
>> the romex. Has anyone had any similar experiences?
>>
>> -Felder
>>
--
Mark Lloyd
http://notstupid.laughingsquid.com
"Unlike biological evolution. 'intelligent design' is
not a genuine scientific theory and, therefore, has
no place in the curriculum of our nation's public
school classes." -- Ted Kennedy
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