Re: [ubuntu-uk] streaming content via wires!

On Tue, Oct 20, 2009 at 12:09:53PM +0100, javadayaz wrote: > Apologies for bringing this topic back up but can i ask a question! > > In a bid to provide extra protection to the cable i am thinking of wrapping > it in brown tape...Is this a good idea? Adding some extra coating to the cable would p

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On Tue, Oct 20, 2009 at 12:43 PM, javadayaz wrote: > exterior grade means a pipe bascially through which the wire will run? He's referring to Cat5 cabling which is UV rated (the mantel is made from PVC) See http://www.epanorama.net/links/wire_telecom.html for the full gory details. -- Steve Wh

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2009/10/20 javadayaz : > and just to add to your comment, although not all of it...but some of the > walls along which the wire will run are facing the east..so sunlight maybe a > problem! > Tape will provide near zero protection for near zero amount of the lifetime of the cable in my opinion. Br

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and just to add to your comment, although not all of it...but some of the walls along which the wire will run are facing the east..so sunlight maybe a problem! 2009/10/20 javadayaz > exterior grade means a pipe bascially through which the wire will run? > > 2009/10/20 Philip Stubbs > > 2009/10

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exterior grade means a pipe bascially through which the wire will run? 2009/10/20 Philip Stubbs > 2009/10/20 javadayaz : > > just the general elements...water and snow primarily!!! > > The cable will be fine in snow and water as long as the outer sheath > remains intact. After installation, the

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2009/10/20 javadayaz : > just the general elements...water and snow primarily!!! The cable will be fine in snow and water as long as the outer sheath remains intact. After installation, the biggest threat is likely to be UV. This will break down the polymer chains in the sheath causing it to becom

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2009/10/20 Alan Pope : > 2009/10/20 javadayaz : >> Apologies for bringing this topic back up but can i ask a question! >> >> In a bid to provide extra protection to the cable i am thinking of wrapping >> it in brown tape...Is this a good idea? >> > > Protection from what? > > It wont protect from l

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just the general elements...water and snow primarily!!! 2009/10/20 Alan Pope > 2009/10/20 javadayaz : > > Apologies for bringing this topic back up but can i ask a question! > > > > In a bid to provide extra protection to the cable i am thinking of > wrapping > > it in brown tape...Is this a goo

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2009/10/20 javadayaz : > Apologies for bringing this topic back up but can i ask a question! > > In a bid to provide extra protection to the cable i am thinking of wrapping > it in brown tape...Is this a good idea? > Protection from what? It wont protect from lightning strikes. Cheers, Al. --

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Apologies for bringing this topic back up but can i ask a question! In a bid to provide extra protection to the cable i am thinking of wrapping it in brown tape...Is this a good idea? 2009/10/7 Robert McWilliam > On Wed, Oct 07, 2009 at 02:01:40PM +0100, javadayaz wrote: > > I will just paint o

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On Wed, Oct 07, 2009 at 02:01:40PM +0100, javadayaz wrote: > I will just paint over the wire with waterproof paint!!! HA > I'd recommend testing with an off-cut first (or sufficiently close to the end that it can be an off-cut if it goes wrong). Some paint and plastic combinations result in the p

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-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Dan Fish wrote: > Steve wrote: >> On Wed, 07 Oct 2009 13:24:17 +0100, Rob Beard wrote: >> >> >>> javadayaz wrote: >>> i already have a cat5 cable ready to go...the one i was using inside the house. I dont see why this cant installed

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Careful - if I did that the missus would use it as an excuse to make me paint to outside of the house! > I will just paint over the wire with waterproof paint!!! HA > > 2009/10/7 Dan Fish mailto:d...@fishms.org>> > > Steve wrote: >> On Wed, 07 Oct 2009 13:24:17 +0100, Rob Beard >>

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I will just paint over the wire with waterproof paint!!! HA 2009/10/7 Dan Fish > Steve wrote: > > On Wed, 07 Oct 2009 13:24:17 +0100, Rob Beard > wrote: > > > > javadayaz wrote: > > > i already have a cat5 cable ready to go...the one i was using inside > the house. I dont see why this cant i

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Dan Fish wrote: > Steve wrote: >> On Wed, 07 Oct 2009 13:24:17 +0100, Rob Beard wrote: >> >> >>> javadayaz wrote: >>> i already have a cat5 cable ready to go...the one i was using inside the house. I dont see why this cant installed outside...its a 30 meter crossover cable!!

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are they giving wireless routers/modems as standard these days? 2009/10/7 Rob Beard > javadayaz wrote: > > Ill be taking over my 10mb connection so im assuming that will be > > okay. Ill be happy with 720 as wellanything will look better than > > Standard def on a high res tv. > Yeah it shou

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Steve wrote: > On Wed, 07 Oct 2009 13:24:17 +0100, Rob Beard wrote: > > >> javadayaz wrote: >> >>> i already have a cat5 cable ready to go...the one i was using inside >>> the house. I dont see why this cant installed outside...its a 30 meter >>> crossover cable!!! >>> >> If they ca

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javadayaz wrote: > Ill be taking over my 10mb connection so im assuming that will be > okay. Ill be happy with 720 as wellanything will look better than > Standard def on a high res tv. Yeah it should be fine. Unless they've changed the routers they give out in the last 6 months you should

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2009/10/7 Steve > On Wed, 07 Oct 2009 13:24:17 +0100, Rob Beard wrote: > > > javadayaz wrote: > >> i already have a cat5 cable ready to go...the one i was using inside > >> the house. I dont see why this cant installed outside...its a 30 meter > >> crossover cable!!! > > If they can make the hol

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Ill be taking over my 10mb connection so im assuming that will be okay. Ill be happy with 720 as wellanything will look better than Standard def on a high res tv. 2009/10/7 Rob Beard > javadayaz wrote: > > This is exactly idea that i had. The wireless router will also come in > > handy when

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On Wed, 07 Oct 2009 13:24:17 +0100, Rob Beard wrote: > javadayaz wrote: >> i already have a cat5 cable ready to go...the one i was using inside >> the house. I dont see why this cant installed outside...its a 30 meter >> crossover cable!!! > If they can make the hole big enough and then fill it i

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javadayaz wrote: > i already have a cat5 cable ready to go...the one i was using inside > the house. I dont see why this cant installed outside...its a 30 meter > crossover cable!!! If they can make the hole big enough and then fill it in, then yeah, it should be okay. Switches are usually smar

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javadayaz wrote: > This is exactly idea that i had. The wireless router will also come in > handy when i need to browse from my phone anywhere in the house.! > > On a side note, im thinking of getting a 37inch tv. Will a cat5 cable > be able to handle a high enough resolution whilst streaming?

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i already have a cat5 cable ready to go...the one i was using inside the house. I dont see why this cant installed outside...its a 30 meter crossover cable!!! 2009/10/7 Rob Beard > dan attwood wrote: > >> > >> I was thinking of how best to get this done when it occurred to me > >> that w

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dan attwood wrote: >> >> I was thinking of how best to get this done when it occurred to me >> that when i get the virgin man to drill a whole to install the >> virgin services (the internet upstairs, the tv box downstairs) the >> most logical solution is that i ask him very n

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This is exactly idea that i had. The wireless router will also come in handy when i need to browse from my phone anywhere in the house.! On a side note, im thinking of getting a 37inch tv. Will a cat5 cable be able to handle a high enough resolution whilst streaming? 2009/10/7 Rob Beard > java

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javadayaz wrote: > Hi, > > Some of you may remember my post about streaming content from a ubuntu > pc to a media centre/xbox over an eternet wire a couple of months ago! > All of this in my new house > > Well heres a quick update. > > I was thinking of how best to get this done when it occ

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On 07/10/09 12:11, Simon Swaysland wrote: > What switch(es) do you use? > > Simon When we moved in (Dec 2000) I bought an SMC 16 port 19" rackmount 100Mbps full-duplex switch. My office at home is where all the cables return to and I built a cabinet (in Beech) that has an area at the bottom t

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2009/10/7 Alan Lord (News) > On 07/10/09 09:24, javadayaz wrote: > > Hi, > > Some of you may remember my post about streaming content from a ubuntu > > pc to a media centre/xbox over an eternet wire a couple of months ago! > > All of this in my new house > > Well heres a quick update. > > I was t

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On 07/10/09 09:24, javadayaz wrote: > Hi, > Some of you may remember my post about streaming content from a ubuntu > pc to a media centre/xbox over an eternet wire a couple of months ago! > All of this in my new house > Well heres a quick update. > I was thinking of how best to get this done when i

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This is exactly how i am thinking!!! 2009/10/7 dan attwood > > > > > I was thinking of how best to get this done when it occurred to me > > that when i get the virgin man to drill a whole to install the > > virgin services (the internet upstairs, the tv box downstairs) the > > mo

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Unfortuantely i dont know where the link is but it was titled "Query about connecting a Ubuntu pc and an xbox". that may help 2009/10/7 dan attwood > > > > > I was thinking of how best to get this done when it occurred to me > > that when i get the virgin man to drill a whole to install

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> > I was thinking of how best to get this done when it occurred to me > that when i get the virgin man to drill a whole to install the > virgin services (the internet upstairs, the tv box downstairs) the > most logical solution is that i ask him very nicely to drill > an

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2009/10/7 javadayaz > Hi, > > Some of you may remember my post about streaming content from a ubuntu pc > to a media centre/xbox over an eternet wire a couple of months ago! All of > this in my new house > > Well heres a quick update. > > I was thinking of how best to get this done when it occurr

[ubuntu-uk] streaming content via wires!

Hi, Some of you may remember my post about streaming content from a ubuntu pc to a media centre/xbox over an eternet wire a couple of months ago! All of this in my new house Well heres a quick update. I was thinking of how best to get this done when it occurred to me that when i get the virgin m