Re: [Skunkworks] 5 m+ long usb cable

On Thu, Nov 19, 2009 at 5:00 PM, Mark Mwangi <mwangy@gmail.com> wrote:

@albert know where I can get one? Fabricated by adding a wire btwn the two ends and it works. . . Sort of . . . but now it seems it is recognising not hi-speed hence my wifi dongle aint even blinkin. . . Maybe the wire quality is poor?

@Mark, try using a shielded cable but what you really need is an something like an Op amp to amplify the weak signals. Unfortuantely, your nearest hope is to use a powered USB hub but this may not work too well either. HTHs.