Moving Router

Hi Everyone, first post, so im not sure if this is in right area, im looking at moving my router and i have a couple of questions.
1. i will need some new cabling 5m in length to hook router up to my adsl filterplate, any recommendations out there, ive read cat5 is the best to use.
2. Where my router will be is below my Electric circuit board approx. 4-5 ft away, will this have any effect on my router.
Thanks

4 to 5 feet to distribution board probably ok.

As for cable look at www.adslnation.com they have various pre-made cables that are twisted pair (the pro series)

Thanks for that

In reply to a post by MrSaffron:

4 to 5 feet to distribution board probably ok.

As for cable look at www.adslnation.com they have various pre-made cables that are twisted pair (the pro series)

OP said 5m, now in my book that's around 15 feet! I believe the request for information was whether a longer telephone cable could be used to inter-connect the router to the ADSL filter. Surely the requirement is for an RJ11 extension cable where the use of a high quality cable of 5m would be OK. OP confuses the issue by mentioning CAT5e.

David Bradley

Whatever comes out of the previous two replies, just make sure the cable when you install it doesn't go near the electricity circuit board, and if it has to cross any power cables it does so at as near to right-angles as possible.

Running power and signal cables next to each other, (in parallel), can be bad news for the signal.

In reply to a post by trolleybus:

In reply to a post by MrSaffron:

4 to 5 feet to distribution board probably ok.

As for cable look at www.adslnation.com they have various pre-made cables that are twisted pair (the pro series)

OP said 5m, now in my book that's around 15 feet! I believe the request for information was whether a longer telephone cable could be used to inter-connect the router to the ADSL filter. Surely the requirement is for an RJ11 extension cable where the use of a high quality cable of 5m would be OK. OP confuses the issue by mentioning CAT5e.

David Bradley

No, he said..

2. Where my router will be is below my Electric circuit board approx. 4-5 ft away,

In reply to a post by Finguz:

In reply to a post by trolleybus:

In reply to a post by MrSaffron:

4 to 5 feet to distribution board probably ok.

As for cable look at www.adslnation.com they have various pre-made cables that are twisted pair (the pro series)

OP said 5m, now in my book that's around 15 feet! I believe the request for information was whether a longer telephone cable could be used to inter-connect the router to the ADSL filter. Surely the requirement is for an RJ11 extension cable where the use of a high quality cable of 5m would be OK. OP confuses the issue by mentioning CAT5e.

David Bradley

No, he said..

2. Where my router will be is below my Electric circuit board approx. 4-5 ft away,

He said

1. i will need some new cabling 5m in length to hook router up to my adsl filterplate

Indeed he did say both 5m and 4-5 ft, but Mr.Saffrons reply that the guy I replied to was referencing only mentions the 4-5 feet from the electricity distribution board.

Clearly he said 4-5 feet which isn't 5m or 15 ft

Edited by Finguz (Tue 22-Mar-11 15:10:38)

But the distribution board isn't going to be radiating MW anyway.

In reply to a post by BatBoy:

But the distribution board isn't going to be radiating MW anyway.

Not even if it's got a British Gas Smartsomething electricity usage transmitter like ours has?

Not even then - http://www.greenenergyoptions.co.uk/assets/media/geo...

That's the fella - re-badged of course. I don't see the frequency used? Maybe it's my specs.

I think it's 3 MHz, well above MW. You could stick your transistor radio by it...

ADSLNation do cable of various lengths and even if its an odd length like 18 metres sell the bits to DIY.

So covered both parts

In reply to a post by Finguz:

Indeed he did say both 5m and 4-5 ft, but Mr.Saffrons reply that the guy I replied to was referencing only mentions the 4-5 feet from the electricity distribution board.

Clearly he said 4-5 feet which isn't 5m or 15 ft

Do you guys actually read and comprehend the set up described? The OP stated that the router will be positioned 4-5 feet from an electricity distribution board whereas the adsl filter would be 5m [15 feet] away. It seems that he comprehended that a phone extension lead would be undesirable and thought CAT5e would be better. Leaving the adsl filter in the phone socket and running a RJ11 extension lead, of appropriate quality, even of 15 feet in length, was all that is required and will work fine.

I have seen routers placed as close as 2 feet away from electricity distribution boards and have not noticed any degrading of network facilities, so no problem in the OPs siting of the router. 4 - 5 feet away. It is pure speculation that the [shielded] 5m RJ11 cable would run parallel to the mains cabling but even if it did is unlikely not to matter at all. Comments about running network cables parallel to mains cabling muddy the water with what the OP is trying, or will, do.

ok guys this is what i want to do move router to a position where my electric circuit board is approx. 4-5 ft above my router, i then need to run a cable along my skirting board no where near any electric cabling, caqbling length woul be 5m, and i have heard/ read that cat5e cabling is the best to use. I hope this clears up any confusion on this

Sounds fine.

The caveats objected to by the poster you replied to are valid, whatever he says, but you seem to have avoided those potential problems .