10/100 wire -> PLASTIC fiber -> 10/100 wire ???

[BlackWater]

I need to run several ethernet lines along the outside of
buildings - in a lightning-prone area. Tried this once
before and got smoking ruin as a reward. What's needed
are some kind of converters that will plug right into
an ordinary 10/100 ethernet hub, convert the signal to
optical that can be sent a hundred meters or so on
economical/easy PLASTIC fiber, and then convert back
to an ordinary 10/100 TX at the target PC or hub.

Has anyone come across anything like these devices ?

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[Boris Mohar]

On Wed, 26 May 2004 23:05:55 GMT, BlackWater <bw@barrk.net> wrote:

I need to run several ethernet lines along the outside of
buildings - in a lightning-prone area. Tried this once
before and got smoking ruin as a reward. What's needed
are some kind of converters that will plug right into
an ordinary 10/100 ethernet hub, convert the signal to
optical that can be sent a hundred meters or so on
economical/easy PLASTIC fiber, and then convert back
to an ordinary 10/100 TX at the target PC or hub.

Has anyone come across anything like these devices ?

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Do a Google search - pof ethernet and pcs ethernet

pof - plastic optical fiber (watch the operating temperature)
pcs - plastic clad silica



Regards,

Boris Mohar

Got Knock? - see:
Viatrack Printed Circuit Designs http://www3.sympatico.ca/borism/

 

[Michael Dombrowski]

BlackWater wrote:

I need to run several ethernet lines along the outside of
buildings - in a lightning-prone area. Tried this once
before and got smoking ruin as a reward. What's needed
are some kind of converters that will plug right into
an ordinary 10/100 ethernet hub, convert the signal to
optical that can be sent a hundred meters or so on
economical/easy PLASTIC fiber, and then convert back
to an ordinary 10/100 TX at the target PC or hub.

Has anyone come across anything like these devices ?

Reply to group.

Ebay is your friend. I assume you are running the fiber for the first
time, just get standard 125/62.5 fiber bulk of Ebay for cheap and also
pick up some media converters while you're at it. As a point of
reference, I just got 100yd of brand new terminated fiber for less than
$30 shipped, which is quite common. If you want to run 100mbit, it
shouldn't cost you more than $100-200 per link for fiber/equipment,
assuming 100m. Gigabit wouldn't be that much more.

HTH
Mike

 

[BlackWater]

Michael Dombrowski <legodudenein@hammycorp.com> wrote:

BlackWater wrote:

I need to run several ethernet lines along the outside of
buildings - in a lightning-prone area. Tried this once
before and got smoking ruin as a reward. What's needed
are some kind of converters that will plug right into
an ordinary 10/100 ethernet hub, convert the signal to
optical that can be sent a hundred meters or so on
economical/easy PLASTIC fiber, and then convert back
to an ordinary 10/100 TX at the target PC or hub.

Has anyone come across anything like these devices ?

Reply to group.


Ebay is your friend. I assume you are running the fiber for the first
time, just get standard 125/62.5 fiber bulk of Ebay for cheap and also
pick up some media converters while you're at it. As a point of
reference, I just got 100yd of brand new terminated fiber for less than
$30 shipped, which is quite common. If you want to run 100mbit, it
shouldn't cost you more than $100-200 per link for fiber/equipment,
assuming 100m. Gigabit wouldn't be that much more.

Any good starting points when I look for
the "media converters" ? I came across a
few bits of hardware that kind-of fit that
description, but they weren't easy to find.