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"I need a long USB Lead"

about 25 foot long to be precise, any ideas where I can get one from (here in the UK).
It's to connect my PC to my PS2 via an X-Port in case anyone's interested.

No, you use that for plugging into printers. You need an A-male<->A-female. Maybe a B. Dunno. Whichever A or B, it needs to be the wide flat-ish type. Like the ones that plug into your computer, y'know? :D

silly question (probably) but is this just an extension lead (I don't know what the connectors are)

"USB A/Male-B/Male Cable 5 MTR"

The man with no name wrote:
> I just thought it would be easier/cheaper to buy one lead but if I
> need to buy a couple of shorter ones, it's no problem.


No dude, keep your X-Port and just buy a USB extention lead and put it on the end.

Make sure you're using an X-Port (or similar USB networking tool) otherwise ..::BOOM::..

What about the *kaboom*?

I just thought it would be easier/cheaper to buy one lead but if I need to buy a couple of shorter ones, it's no problem.

Oh yeah, I missed that...

Anyway, to answer the question, you need USB extensions. Buy from Belkin/SR/PC World etc.

If you'll read the original post, he said hes connecting them via an X-port, not a direct connect which of course will fry your usb hub unless you have the correct cable.
Of course thats not to say an X-port uses a generic usb cable in the first place for its connections. :)

Kaboom?

cjh wrote:
> Really??
>
> Whis is that?


Because both the hubs will attempt to supply power to the devices connected to them. If the other device is another hub...

25 foot is about 10 meters really aint it. have you even tried to look.