USB entension cable

[vish786]

i hav bought an usb entension cable for Rs.30... my system detects it and balloon msg appears that a " Usb Device found " and then when i connect a pen drive... it says unknown device found & pen drive is not detected... should i install some driver for usb entension cable ?? my pen drive works fine when i connect it directly without using entension cable... cable is also new and their is no fault in the calbe.... but how do i get it work ??

2.) in case if the usb entension cable is working.... will it give a speed of USB 2.0 ??? if no then how to get that speed in usb entension cable. ??

 

[sam_1710]

how long is ur cable?? .. if its somewhere near 5m long it probably wont work!!
I think it'll give speeds little less than USB 2.0 speeds, depending on the make!!

 

[vish786]

how long is ur cable?? .. if its somewhere near 5m long it probably wont work!!
I think it'll give speeds little less than USB 2.0 speeds, depending on the make!!

its

48 inches = 128 centimetre = 4 feet .... long.
it cost me Rs. 30
now tell me ??

 

[slugger]

oops!!!
sounds kinda 2 long 2 me

not enuf power travellin' dat distance

 

[sam_1710]

hmmm.. acc to me it has to work...

cable is also new and their is no fault in the calbe....

How do you kno dat??

 

[vish786]

hmmm.. acc to me it has to work...

How do you kno dat??

already exchanged the cable that is why i'm sure abt it.

 

[slugger]

did u by any chance chk it out @ d shop

was it workin der

if not den u may consider replacin it wit a 1.5-2[max] ft cable

 

[vish786]

did u by any chance chk it out @ d shop

was it workin der

if not den u may consider replacin it wit a 1.5-2[max] ft cable

i checked the cable in home... but cable gets detected and not d pen drive. i get an error msg " unknown device found "

 

[sam_1710]

well.. my 3ft one works fine without any hassles.. (got it for 25 bucks from National Market Bangalore) ... So 4ft may work out!!

 

[vish786]

well.. my 3ft one works fine without any hassles.. (got it for 25 bucks from National Market Bangalore) ... So 4ft may work out!!

i got it from s p road. did u install any drivers or something ???

what is d speed ur getting ?? is it usb 2.0 ??

 

[sam_1710]

No drivers required.. (Atleast on my XP.. dunno bout older versions)
i dunno if its USB2.0.. Its a local one without any kinda packing..

 

[vish786]

No drivers required.. (Atleast on my XP.. dunno bout older versions)
i dunno if its USB2.0.. Its a local one without any kinda packing..

i too had a normal packing with just a plastic cover.
me using winxp sp 2 .... dont know wtf d prob is

 

[sam_1710]

U cud've bought it from a known source..

 

[slugger]

y dont u take d ext cable and ur flash drive 2 a diff comp and chek it out, and if doesn't work der take both back 2 d shop and show him ur prob and ask 4 a 3ft 1 dat sam mentioned

@sam_1710
1 ft can cause considerable diff buddy

 

[sam_1710]

^^^ .. its speeds arent USB2.0 speed.. but it recognises the devices easily!!

 

[Lucky_star]

USB Extension Cables don't get "detected" on their own when connected to the computer. You have to connect a device at the other end. MAybe, your Pendrive has got some problem with the cable.

I have connected 4 such cables each of length 2 metre end to end to make it a 8m long cable and connected a webcam to the other end, so that I can use it like a video camera. And there is no problem in the working of the webcam. Nor any slow transfer speeds.
Maybe you should connect it to different ports on the backside and see.

 

[vish786]

now i tested with my usb keyboard seems to be working fine with the cable except for d kingston data traveler 2.0 pen drive.... i checked on the other comp also, even their its showing the same error "unknown device" but pen drive has no problem when connected directly. seems a little strange prob at this end.

@ lucky star, wats d speed ur getting for web cam (usb 2.0) ?? since ur cable is too long.

 

[slugger]

seems a little strange prob at this end.

strange nahi yaar!!!
its just dat d keyboards power requirement is lesser dan dat of a flash drives

so d reduced power dat is supplied by d exrended usb cablu is enuf 2 run d keyboard but not d flash drive

 

[saurabh kakkar]

i am having ubs entention cable apx. 4 ft length but its working fine

 

[Lucky_star]

wats d speed ur getting for web cam (usb 2.0) ?? since ur cable is too long.

Well, I don't know the exact speeds. But the webcam works the same way when I connected it directly to the computer without any cables.
No lags in the video.

Once I had connected my PD to it. and there was no deterioration in transfer speeds.