Dumb question on cable for network.

[rebon]

I have an existing wired netgear RP114 router, my cable I ran down to the living room from the cable modem which is in the bedroom, seems to have been damaged as I keep loosing my connection.

However if I take my laptop ( that's the one I want to use downstairs) up to the router and plug it into the router with another cable it never fails , so I reckon the cable to the downstairs is kaput. I got it secondhand for free anyhow.

I am with telewest 1mb connection in the uk, I run windows xp. The cable modem is a surfboard, not sure of the model.

Anyhow I want to replace the cable but I want to make sure I get the correct type, so could you please look at this link and advise me if this is ok and wont slow the internet connection,,,

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=51185&item=5781226620&rd=1

[BipolarBill]

Why Ebay? With shipping it may be more than one from a store.

Yes, the cable is correct. there are two major types - "patch" and "crossover". Patch is what you need.

As far as slowing your connection down, cable and DSL use less than 1/20th of available Ethernet bandwidth.

[rebon]

Thank you for the reply BipolarBill, ebay, I just used it as a search for the type of cable I need, I will also check out the local stores for costs for a 15m cable.


thx...rob

[kwebb]

Patch cable has become an all encompassing term however technically it connects a switch or hub to a patch panel in a wiring closet. What the term has become is any cable connecting two network ports or a port and patch panel port. The two types, at least for this discussion, are straight through or Crossover (X-over) Either could be "patch" cables. For your needs you'll probably want a cable terminated as a straight through.