[19:24] <canthus13> Woo. I just bought a 1 foot cat6 cable.
[19:26] <canthus13> Now I need to find a use for it.
[19:27] <canthus13> (It was $1.80... I needed that much to qualify for super saver shipping.)
[19:29] <Cheri703> hehe
[19:29] <Cheri703> they're nice if you have a computer RIGHT next to your router, or from modem to router
[19:44] <canthus13> there's a use.
[19:44] <canthus13> didn't think about that.
[19:44] <Cheri703> yeah, the modem to router is nice if they're stacked, keeps things cleaner behind it.
[19:47] <canthus13> problem with modem and router being stacked is that the modems are suceptible to EM interference from the router.
[19:48] <canthus13> It's not a common issue, but I see it happen from time to time. Modems will fail EM interference tests. Other symptoms (for telephone modems) include the phone not ringing, intermittent dialtone, and caller ID corruption.
[19:50] <Cheri703> ok, so not stacked, but 1 ft apart :)
[19:51]  * canthus13 nods.
[19:52] <canthus13> Usually stacked is fine. but when weird stuff happens, the first thing to do is separate the two.
[19:52] <Cheri703> I liked short network cables for when my router was right on top of my server/htpc desktop tower
[19:52]  * canthus13 nods.
[19:53]  * canthus13 needs to clean up his cabling...