Trying to use active USB 2.0 extension cable.

[jim]

On Fri, 2009-12-04 at 13:55 -0500, Lennart Sorensen wrote:
> On Fri, Dec 04, 2009 at 01:02:40PM -0500, Giles Orr wrote:
> > By a bizarre co-incidence, I was poking around DealExtreme today and found this:
> > 
> > http://dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.6640
> > 
> > USB over RJ45.  Reviews on the site are very good (and DealExtreme
> > does allow negative reviews), except for the significant drawback that
> > it runs at USB 1.0 speeds.  Price is reasonable at $15US.  I haven't
> > used DealExtreme (they're in Hong Kong), but got the URL from a friend
> > who has used them fairly frequently and reports them to be quite good.
> >  Not sure if this is helpful, but thought it was worth mentioning.
> 
> Just remember that when you power one of these extenders by the usb
> port, that leaves a lot less power at the other end for your device.
> To some extent I think just using powered USB2 hubs with standard 15'
> cables will solve both problems at once.  You get to where you want to
> get, while using standard supported usb parts, and you get a good feed
> of power to the end device (camreas in this case I guess).  Almost
> certainly a power feed will be needed at the end of those other extenders
> anyhow, so why bother with them.
> 
Thanks again. I'll go this route and let you know how it works out.
Jim

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