Extend cable from router

    • Hello everyone, I have a question:

    Unfortunately, the telephone socket is not close to where I would like to have the modem.

    and the original cable supplied with the purple plug is unfortunately only 4 meters long.

    What does it look like now, can I extend 2 such cables with the purple plug using an adapter, or can I use a normal network cable.

    Or is there another good solution, but the modem absolutely has to be set up in this location, no ifs or buts.

    Thank you very much for your tips.

    Greeting

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    • Yes, you can. However, I would rather use a normal, properly twisted network cable than this ribbon cable. But it probably doesn’t make a significant difference.

      Addendum: This is not an official solution and is probably not intended by Swisscom. Normally it works without any problems, but in case of doubt or problems, only the cables supplied should be used and inserted according to the instructions.

    You can use a normal patch cable, but it’s better not to use an unnecessarily long one. In any case, it’s better to do that than to put another adapter in between.

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    Yes, you can. However, I would rather use a normal, properly twisted network cable than this ribbon cable. But it probably doesn’t make a significant difference.

    Addendum: This is not an official solution and is probably not intended by Swisscom. Normally it works without any problems, but in case of doubt or problems, only the cables supplied should be used and inserted according to the instructions.

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    Hello everyone,

    Unfortunately, I had the opposite experience in customer service, that XDSL or network cables longer than 4 m cause problems. The cable attenuation becomes too high (worse XDSL SIGNAL). The shorter the cable on the telephone socket, the better. The XDSL signal is an HF signal with a frequency of up to 23Mhz (shortwave). Swisscom guarantees perfect functionality with an XDSL cable (max length 4m) on a router.

    Solution: Connect the router to the telephone socket as short as possible (MAX 4m). From the router with an Ethernet cable (network cable max. length 99 m) to a switch.

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    I also use approx. 15 meters of cable between the splitter and router. To be on the safe side, I compared the cable data with short and long cables and found practically no difference.

    Since Cat 5 cables are even certified for 100 MHz, it is a mystery to me why the attenuation would suddenly increase massively because of this relatively short additional distance.

    Of course you are right, if there are any problems, it goes without saying that you should first reconnect everything exactly as instructed. Otherwise you might be charged for the cost of a technician.

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    It actually only matters if the signal arriving from Swisscom is already scarce.

    If the incoming signal is very good, then you can easily afford a “worse” cable, which won’t hurt much.

    In short: It depends on the circumstances…

    Greetings, POGO 1104

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    @POGO 1104 wrote:

    In short: It depends on the circumstances…

    Nevertheless, it is always the best solution to place the router near the telephone socket and extend the connection between the router and the box.

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    micro wrote:

    Nevertheless, it is always the best solution to place the router near the telephone socket and extend the connection between the router and the box.

    Correct!

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