RE: Re: IR over cat5

[bill.mcmahon@xxxxxxx]

Thats what i thought.  I remember the rs232 spec was for 50 feet but
that was for crappy cable, some shielded stuff should double that. Its
the capacitance that limits the distance.

bill

-----Original Message-----
From: nickt@xxxxxxx [mailto:nickt@xxxxxxx]
Sent: Monday, February 18, 2002 3:03 PM
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Cc: nickt@xxxxxxx
Subject: [ukha_d] Re: IR over cat5



As far as I know serial can run over CAT5 - all you need is a Dtype
to RJ45 connector.
Nick

--- In ukha_d@y..., "lentunti" <lentunti@y...> wrote:
> I've seen some products that run serial over cat5 but they are
fairly
> expensive (£500+ I think) and extend VGA also. Are there any
products
> that can do this for less than that.
>
> Thanks for the help
> Len
>
>
>
> > How about running the serial from the PC over cat5 to the RedRat.
> Should be
> > OK unless you have a really long run to do.
> >
> > Justin.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Hiya,
> >
> > Are there any products that will enable me to send IR over cat5.
> >
> > I'm thinking about buying a RedRat and controlling a skybox,
video
> > etc but have the problem of the PC being in a different room to
the
> > AV equipment. Also must start justifying to the better half why
we
> > had the house wired with cat5.
> >
> > Thanks
> > Len
> >
> >