Cable outlet

[inon^]

This may be a wrong topic in this forum, please forgive me!

I am planning to install an extra cable outlet (near my puter for cable modem) and wondering if there is any self-help sites that explains how to install an extra cable outlet. All help is appreciated.

The tech guy said he would install it, but costs me $$. So, thinking of doing it on my own.

[Confused]

You can install it yourself. You need a splitter. Put splitter on where cable now ends and run two pieces of coax out. First one would be short (to connect back up what is connected to it now and second to where you want it to terminate. I don't know what the cable guy will charge but it might be cheaper. You are going to have to get the coax, connectors and depending upon what type connectors you get youmight need a crimping tool. That or else buy pre cut terminated coax. When I got my cable modem, they put a splitter where my TV connected up and then reconnected the TV and ran a second one tomy PC. Came bundeled with installation charge Insight charges for cable modem.

Chas

[glc]

There is a bandwidth and signal strength issue - first off, you need to split it off the existing cable modem line because it's "certified". You will need a passive low loss splitter with at least a 1 GHz bandpass, 1.1 GHz is better. Hopefully your existing signal strength is not marginal, because any splitter reduces it even further. Any amplifiers in the cable line will kill Internet.

[inon^]

The cable outlet is totally a different outlet from the one TV is hooked to. Do I still need to install a 'splitter?'

Just last night, I ran a cable (fixed length) wire from bedroom (not hooked to TV) to my study room (near my puters). This should be sufficient (I guess )