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Split Cable Modem Line For TV Tuner?
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Hi, I'd like to know what problems to expect if i try to split my cable internet line right before the modem to accomodate a new TV tuner card. My line looks like this: CATV Jack - Cable Company Installed Splitter: Splitter output 1 goes to my TV in the living room (which I will split to reconnect the upstarirs TV in the master bedroom. Splitter Output 2 goes on a long journey to my room to my modem. I'd like to split this line just before the modem and have: Splitter 2 - Output 1 to Modem, Output 2 to Tuner. What can I do to keep signal strength up? I also plan to install a switch to run my internet to a second computer. Thanks, Jesse The 2-way splitter installed by my cable company (since I have both cable TV and broadband Internet services) has the following markings: 5-1000 Mhz 120 db EMI isolation 3.5 dB (on each "out" tap) Don't get more splits than you need. That is, don't get a 4-way splitter when you only need 2 splits and think that putting a 50-ohm screw-on terminator on the other unused taps is okay. Just get a splitter that does minimally what you need. Pretty much this looks to be equivalent to the type of 2-way splitter you can get at Radio Shack (http://snurl.com/rs2waysplit). I have a Motorola Surfboard external cable modem. I can see its admin page by browsing to http://192.168.100.1/. By going to the Signal page I can see what are the downstream (PC side) and upstream (provider side) signal strengths. Currently I have 5 dBmV on the downstream side and 45 dBmV on the upstream side. You will be installing the splitter on the upstream side. If you can get a similar page (or utility to show this info) then check the upstream signal strength at the cable modem before and after installing the 2-way splitter. This will let you know how much the signal got attentuated to the cable modem. If you use an amplifier, you can also check the upstream signal strength at the cable modem. To low a signal and you'll have problems but also too strong a signal can cause problems (at one time my cable company actually had to insert an attenuator to bring down the signal strength to eliminate problems; the symptom was too many lost packets but the cause was too strong a signal). According to the article mentioned by Stephen, the 3.5 dB attenutated output taps will reduce signal strength by 56%. If your cable modem has a web page or utility to show its diagnostics and to show signal strength then you can verify if it this actually happens in your scenario. -- __________________________________________________ __________ *** Post replies to newsgroup. E-mail is not accepted. *** __________________________________________________ __________ |
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If your cable company has decent signal strength, which most do, you should
easily be able to split the signal at your computer based on how little else is hooked up in your house. -- DaveW "Some Guy" wrote in message ... Hi, I'd like to know what problems to expect if i try to split my cable internet line right before the modem to accomodate a new TV tuner card. My line looks like this: CATV Jack - Cable Company Installed Splitter: Splitter output 1 goes to my TV in the living room (which I will split to reconnect the upstarirs TV in the master bedroom. Splitter Output 2 goes on a long journey to my room to my modem. I'd like to split this line just before the modem and have: Splitter 2 - Output 1 to Modem, Output 2 to Tuner. What can I do to keep signal strength up? I also plan to install a switch to run my internet to a second computer. Thanks, Jesse |
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"Some Guy" writes:
Hi, I'd like to know what problems to expect if i try to split my cable internet line right before the modem to accomodate a new TV tuner card. My line looks like this: CATV Jack - Cable Company Installed Splitter: Splitter output 1 goes to my TV in the living room (which I will split to reconnect the upstarirs TV in the master bedroom. Splitter Output 2 goes on a long journey to my room to my modem. I'd like to split this line just before the modem and have: Splitter 2 - Output 1 to Modem, Output 2 to Tuner. What can I do to keep signal strength up? A high quality splitter, high quality cables, and proper termination of all signal lines (e.g. don't leave one unconnected after the splitter). Aside from that, there's really no way for anyone here to tell you what to expect aside from that, as it depends on the strength of the signal at your particular house. Odds are, it won't cause a problem..and if it does, it's trivial for you to undo the change and divine another way to drag cable to your TV tuner card. Best Regards, -- Todd H. http://www.toddh.net/ |
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Some Guy wrote:
I'd like to know what problems to expect if i try to split my cable internet line right before the modem to accomodate a new TV tuner card. A properly matched passive splitter has a 50% loss from any port to any other port. For cable internet you have to feed both ways, so you need passive splitters. All 3 ports on a properly designed passive splitter are equivalent, and all three should feed properly terminated lines. -- Chuck F ) ) Available for consulting/temporary embedded and systems. http://cbfalconer.home.att.net USE worldnet address! |
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