How to extend a USB webcam

[PSYCHOTIC]

Does anyone know how to extend the wiring rage of a web cam. Standard usb cant be extended more than 5 mtrs.

Thx Dre

[Rupp]

That's what they say but mine has a 25 foot extention cable on it along with the 6 feet that is attached to the camera and it works fine.

-Rupp
...One Nation Under GOD, Indivisible, With Liberty And Justice For All.

[Kerry]

How much do those 25 footers go for. A quick google search gave me some ~$30.
Are there better prices?
Is yours "Active/Powered"??

[Rupp]

No its not active powered. I bought it from a company here in town called Cable Mart.

http://www.cmicomputer.com/special/weekly.htm

-Rupp
...One Nation Under GOD, Indivisible, With Liberty And Justice For All.

[bwally]

how far do you want it to go?

a USB hub placed between the computer and the device will allow the distance to be basically doubled. it acts like a repeater/amplifier.

[Michael McSharry]

I have a spiderweb of usb hubs under my house to support gaming in one room, printer in another, and the servicing computer in a third room. The latest addition I accomodated via a dual-pack usb active/passive hub with cables for about $15 at Costco.

I tried a 15ft extension to a gaming device when I first started using USB and it would not support it. I suspect the electronics are a little better these days, but having the active hubs in the middle will assure good signal integrity.

[bwally]

... and then there is always fibre <grin>

http://www.icron.com/prod_usbr422.shtml

[Stevech]

USB Cable Extenders

The USB Specs permit up to 5 hubs to be daisy-chained. I doubt many products have been tested for such.

B&B Electronics sells a USB cable extender for putting USB on and off of CAT-5 cables. Their $99 pair of transceivers claims to support up to 300 feet of CAT 5.

ATEN Technologies in Taiwan is the OEM for many of these rebranded USB things. They make a USB "booster" which is in essence a 16 ft cable with a one-port hub on the far end. $40 as I recall, though ATEN doesn't sell retail.

[PSYCHOTIC]

Does any one know if hubs kill da speed????

Rupp What is the brand (mark) off your long extended camera?????

Thx for the reply's

P.S.Y.C.H.O.T.I.C.

[Rupp]

It's not marked so I'll assume its built by the company in the previously URL.

-Rupp
...One Nation Under GOD, Indivisible, With Liberty And Justice For All.