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I have a WH1081 weather station. The receiver is currently connected to my PC via a USB cable. The cable is relatively short (I know I could get a longer one), is it possible to connect the receiver to the PC via a wireless or blue tooth connection if so how.

Thanks

Hi Ebbsi

Am sure this is in the forum from some time ago but was dropped as not worthwhile.

Am sure its possible but their were issues with wifi and USB

OK -thanks

Would a USB to CAT5 extender help?

Like: http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductLi ... Submit=ENE

Extends USB to 45m.

--K

Thanks I will research it

I think you will find that will be no good as I doubt the receiver could power the adapter and if it could would not last very long as its battery powered. I guess you could run a power supply into but but meh would it be worth it.

check out USB To RJ45 Extender Extension Adapters

I use one for a webcam and so far not had any problems.

there is a posting on hear about them https://cumulus.hosiene.co.uk/viewtopic.p ... sb+to+rj45

To understand this correctly?

Your suggesting a RJ45 (usb) to Cat 5e adapter connected to the weather station - Then a similar adapter connected to the PC - with a cat5e cable joining the two.
Both connections on my weather station and PC are male connections into female.

Thanks

there are usb one end and rj45 the other end. you then connect then together with a cat5/6 patch cable. this extends the range of the usb up to about 100mts mine for the webcam is 30mts and works no problem. the 5 volt power is sent over the patch cable via 2 bunched pairs and the usb data over the other 2 pairs. the power is also used to regenerate the usb data signal. so you are extending the usb port on your pc over what ever distance you need.

hope this helps explain how these work and that it might also help over come your issue.

bruce

Hi,

ebbsi wrote:Both connections on my weather station and PC are male connections into female.

Yes, Fine Offset "broke the (USB) rules" by putting a female "type A" socket on their Console (instead of a "type B"). But if you use their (also non-standard) cable then you will have the required USB male (type A) plug to connect to the RJ45 adapter.

Cheers, Alan.

I used to use a usb network hub like http://www.belkin.com/networkusbhub/ but I changed my pc to windows 8.1 and it killed it.

It worked a dream until then.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/KOENIG-Network- ... omputers_2

And this too.

Thanks all I will follow suggestions made