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RE: Webcams...


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  • Subject: RE: Webcams...
  • From: "Phil Harris" <phillip.harris1@xxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 24 May 2001 11:50:03 +0100
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I think USB has a maximum cable length of 5m before needing a repeater ...
and a maximum of 5 hubs or repeaters deep nesting before propagation delays
make the USB network unstable...

Phil

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ian Lowe [mailto:ian@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 24 May 2001 11:45
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: [ukha_d] Webcams...
>
>
> Quick question, has anyone ran USB peripherals over CAT-5 cabling?
>
> I quite fancy a fishtank cam, (as a slight change from my
> "heavenly day CAM"
> http://www.wintermute-ltd.com/webcam
)
> but it's too far from the nearest PC to run a USB cable straight....
>
> thought I would poll the group before diving into
> PCWorld/M***** for a USB
> extension cable to barbarise...
>
> Ian.
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