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This message was authored by elderwandninja This message was authored by: elderwandninja

Booster box

My son's playstation is in the attic. The hub is in the living room. We have one booster box on the kitchen and another one will go in the attic. Can the playstation be commected to the booster box ?there is a bright yellow port at the back of the booster 


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@elderwandninja wrote:

Overkill? I just want to best signal. I'm not sure so that's why I am asking on here 


@elderwandninja CatX cables range from 5, 5e, 6, 6A & 8. You may see a Cat7, that is not approved by TIA/EIA or an IEEE standard. 

 

Cat5e will be sufficient for your needs, the others will do the job but likely to cost more. 

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@elderwandninja 

 

That is called a wifi to ethernet bridge and yes its doable as far as i know

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Is that what the yellow port is for? An Ethernet ? Thank you 

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@elderwandninja 

 

It's an ethernet port, yes (an RJ45 socket).  It's mostly there so a booster can be on the end of an ethernet run, but it also works 'in reverse' to connect a wired client to the Sky 'mesh'.

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I belief in the early days pre covid they were supposed to be set up by sky using airties software but it  transmits and receives data like any mesh

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What cable do I need to order to connect a PS4 to the Sky booster box please ? Is it an Ethernet cable and are they all the same ?

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I would say cat 5e depending on your speed. But its gigabit

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There are some.cat 8 cables. These are better ? 

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@elderwandninjaThat is a bit of over kill for this.

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Overkill? I just want to best signal. I'm not sure so that's why I am asking on here 

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@elderwandninja wrote:

Overkill? I just want to best signal. I'm not sure so that's why I am asking on here 


@elderwandninja CatX cables range from 5, 5e, 6, 6A & 8. You may see a Cat7, that is not approved by TIA/EIA or an IEEE standard. 

 

Cat5e will be sufficient for your needs, the others will do the job but likely to cost more. 

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Re: Booster box

We recently requested a booster, they also sent 3 ethernet cables all cat5e and just over 2m i think. All for free. The cables arrived the next day and the booster 2 days later.

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Hi how did you request the booster as it's takes so so long for anyone to answer the phone at Sky 

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@elderwandninja 

Has to be done on the phone

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Re: Booster box

I received the booster and the lead with plug for the socket but didn't get any erthenet leads at all, even though on the back there is a place for one.

But...how would I get the booster to reach my pc upstairs as its beside TV downstairs and lead is only a metre long?

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