Fibre/Ethernet Connection Advice

I know it's not exactly home networking, but I usually find the advice on these forums to be spot on.

I am dealing with a fibre cable (2 pairs) between two hubs now need to spec the hardware to connect two 100Base-T ethernet ports via this fibre cable, and would like to know if I've got this right.

I intend on using an ST-SC fibre cable to connect to the junction box(es) which have been left as an ST connection. I'll take this ST-SC cable and connect to an SC-RJ45 media convertor, then connect a Cat5e cable to the end points.

Essentially, it'll be like this...

Junction Box with ST termination >>> ST-SC Cable >>> 100Base-TX/100Base-FX Media Convertor with SC-RJ45 ports >>> Cat5e Cable >>> 100Base-T ethernet port

And vise-versa at the other end.

So, am I right in what I need?

thanks in advance...
Daryl

In the past I have found converts to be problematic and cost as mmuch if not more than the hardware to support fibre.

You can pick up some 2nd cisco kits on ebay for next to nothing

Thanks for that.

What else would you suggest instead of a convertor?

I've already got the fibre installed, and already have 2 devices with 100Base-T ethernet ports, so I do need something to convert the fibre to ethernet.

We use these at work

http://www.microdirect.co.uk/home/product/49622/TP-L...

Cheap, but they need external psu's (included).

Make sure the patch leads are for the right wave length (50/62.5).

Or run a long fibre patch from the demark to where it is required then into a convertor. This way you only need power and one convertor at the very end like this

demark -> sc patch lead (10m?) -> convertor -> cat5e -> existing equipment

Note the link I provided above does not include the SFP fibre module.

Maybe this one would be better for you

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/172182

If you own the fibre and paying or paying for the sole use of it then it would be worth paying a little bit more maybe and getting either switches or routers that would give you greater room for expansion as it would be able to take advantage of all the possible bandwidth on fibre.

If you only renting so much of the space on the fivre then a adaptor or connector might do. But it is worth bearing in minds hubs are dumb and produce alote of needless data, infact they can easily kill a network if not implemented correctly, So again the swtich or router might be better as they can think where there data should be sent (hubs send all data everywhere)

If money not too much of issue look for cisco brand, if it look for the other brands

If both sides of the network belong to the same network then look for two switches with fibre sockets and ethernet rj45 sockets if there two remote networks and/or have connection to the internet then a router would be better choice.

If you just happening to use what avaiable and don't really need a proper network infrastructure then the adaptor the the other guy suggested (http://www.ebuyer.com/product/172182) should do the job, or to save a bit look on ebay


If you give me a better idea of the whole of your network i would be able to give you a more accurate advice

p.s. might be little bias towards cisco as did my training for network engineer with them lol