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Reddit mentions of IOGEAR USB 4-Port USB Extender over Ethernet 164 Feet, GUCE64
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- Extend four USB 2. 0 or USB 1. 1 devices up to 164 feet (50 meters) over Cat5, Cat5e or Cat6 Ethernet cable
- Usb 2. 0 high speed (480Mbps), backwards compatible with USB 1. 1 Full speed (12Mbps)
- Built-in hub to connect up to 4 USB 2. 0 or USB 1. 1 devices
- Support suspend/ resume detection
- Plug-n-play - No driver required
- Please note: kindly refer the user guide before use.
- Backed by IOGEAR 3-year and free lifetime technical support
Features:
Specs:
Height | 0.9 Inches |
Length | 3.7 Inches |
Number of items | 1 |
Release date | May 2016 |
Width | 2.7 Inches |
Here's what I've been using to sucessfully extend the distance between my computer and my vive:
     USB over Ethernet (with a 50ft cat6)
     https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B013VP3372/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
     50ft Active HDMI
     https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0186DNFLI/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Before this I tried using a passive HDMI cable which gave me a red light and blank display on the Vive but everything showed green in SteamVR.
You can easily do this.
You can get 100ft HDMI cables with active chips in them that work just fine for $60.
http://www.monoprice.com/product?c_id=102&cp_id=10255&cs_id=1025506&p_id=12740&seq=1&format=2
Also you can get USB in 82ft for $33.
http://www.monoprice.com/product?p_id=7644
To go even longer you move to HDMI and USB over CAT5e/6.
HDBaseT like this:
http://www.monoprice.com/product?c_id=109&cp_id=10914&cs_id=1091404&p_id=10227&seq=1&format=2
http://www.monoprice.com/product?c_id=109&cp_id=10914&cs_id=1091402&p_id=10680&seq=1&format=2
$200 for the set of units that will let you take HDMI to 328ft.
$64 for the USB one that will take USB to 164ft:
https://www.amazon.com/IOGEAR-4-Port-Extender-Ethernet-GUCE64/dp/B013VP3372/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1473352081&sr=8-3&keywords=usb+over+ethernet
The key is you need to extend BEFORE the link box, the linkbox cable to headset needs to be the normal one. I used an active HDMI cable to go 40feet from my PC, then a USB extender (uses a cat6 cable) to extend the USB. IT worked fine, i had zero issues. I actually ran another 40foot active HDMI to mirror to the TV in that room and had no issues with either.
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HDMI cable:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0186DNF4K/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1
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usb extender:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B013VP3372/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
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You'll need to supply the cat6 cable for the usb side.
Not including the length between the Linkbox and the Vive, just the length between the Linkbox and my PC, I'm at 50ft (15m)! I'm using this HDMI cable, this USB<->Ethernet converter and this Ethernet cable at a total of just over $100.
Everything works great except the front camera only works when I skip the Linkbox for USB and plug my Vive's USB right into the extender. You can skip the USB for the Vive and plug it right into the USB<->Ethernet converter and still plug the Linkbox USB right into the converter and everything works great :).
I use 50 foot cables and it works fine. You'll need an USB/Ethernet extender like this
I have found no issues with this and my brother in-law has the same with no issues. Though there is supposed to be some sort of camera feature that won't work, but it hasn't been anything either of us ever used anyway so no loss on our end.
/u/shidarin used an IOGEAR http://www.amazon.com/IOGEAR-4-Port-Extender-Ethernet-GUCE64/dp/B013VP3372?ie=UTF8&psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o04_s00 USB over Ethernet adapter for a 30 foot run that works alright for him.
https://www.reddit.com/r/Vive/comments/4dq00o/what_worked_for_me_extending_pc_vive_30_ft/
I've been using mine with a 100' extender for a while now. There's a few threads that describe how others have gotten theirs working (I'm too lazy to find them and link them to you right now though). Here is what ended up working for me:
I'm using this extender: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B019MADOS8 for HDMI and it works ok. I paired it with the 100' CableMatters Cat6a cable (which I wouldn't recommend, but I cant find the beefy, quality cable in less than a 500' spool!) I ordered two cables and one was defective. It's also a thin for cat6a. Maybe we could get some people together and split up a spool of the good stuff.
I have to power cycle the repeater when I turn on the vive or else it freaks out and displays a broken signal, but it is holding up ok and I think it would work better if I cut off the extra cable length I didn't need and re-terminate the cable so it's shorter (I only needed about a 70ft run).
For the USB, I installed this extender: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B013VP3372 but ended up sending it back. It worked, but it couldn't provide enough bandwidth to run the Vive camera along with everything else. Instead, I am just using a passive repeater cable: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0081LNQR4 which works perfectly fine. I have the 65ft repeater cable plugged into a 16ft non-repeater extension to get some extra length and this works flawlessly, I can even use the camera.
My lighthouses are about 8ft up and 22ft apart (using the link cable) and it all works very well. It did take some trial and error. Here's my advice:
These worked well for me, but if you need to go over 25 feet you're going to need an active HDMI cable instead:
The 4 port USB extender worked out great because I can have the Vive, my Xbox controller, and my USB headphones all hooked into it with a plug to spare.
The below combination works to extend where your vive plugs in by 50 ft with no added latency (i use it). I'm not sure if the 100 ft would work as well.
Cat6 Snagless Ethernet Patch Cable in Black 50 Feet
IOGEAR USB 2.0 4-Port 164' USB Extender Over
Monoprice 50 ft Luxe Series CL3 Active High Speed Premium HDMI Cable
Edit: Total price is just over $100
Here's the page I used:
https://www.reddit.com/r/Vive/wiki/cables
and this is what I bought:
https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B00I48Q892/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B013VP3372/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1
I ran these from my bedroom upstairs, through the vent and down into the livingroom closet (there was already a line drilled for the network cord). Fed the HDMI and the Ethernet line down to my entertainment center and it works like a charm, not even any lag. Genuinely surprised. Well... minus the camera situation. Not sure if that's because of my setup or if it's a setting issue.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0186DNFLI/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B013VP3372/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007NZHQDY/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
For that kind of distance, you'll likely need to transfer over Cat6- for both HDMI and USB. In order to do so, you'll need something like this for HDMI: https://www.monoprice.com/product?p_id=21609 and something like this for USB: https://www.amazon.com/IOGEAR-4-Port-Extender-Ethernet-GUCE64/dp/B013VP3372/
Note- Your existing Cat5 might work for the USB connection, but for HDMI you'll definitely need Cat6.
Also, at 50' you can get away with a good active HDMI cable from the likes of Monoprice. That is my current setup- 50' Active HDMI, and 50' Cat6 USB (using the USB adapter linked above). I will likely be moving to the Cat6 HDMI adapter, as I do have conduit from my office room to where we do VR, thus I can run everything through the walls.
This and this
I have a usb extender i bought on amazon that works perfectly.
My setup goes PC -> ethernet extender box 1 -> ethernet extender box 2 -> link box.
Never had any issues getting it to work. Additionally, I run a TPcast, and a Steam Link. All of this pipes into my living room. It's a really fun setup, actually. The Vive is wireless and plays via the steam link on my TV. Great for parties.
If you end up needing to extend keyboard / mouse, this works great for it. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B013VP3372/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
I haven't tried that yet, so I'll give that a go. The HMD & monitor are plugged into the same video card. I'm also using a USB extender for the USB cable, but the camera seems to work so I don't think that's it.
Wanted to check back in and report how this setup works.
So I went with the route of HDMI for now, using this cable and this USB extender over cat5e.
Everything works wonderfully, haven't tried camera yet, but latency is unnoticeable for first tests, and I am incredibly happy.
I'll be ordering some bulk cat6 to try HDMI extender boxes with, and I'll report my findings later on.
I appreciate the help, again, this might work well.
Give this one a look. IOGEAR USB 4-Port USB Extender over Ethernet 164’, GUCE64 (TAA compliant) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B013VP3372/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_50iSCbC8CPVTJ
Usb extenders are a part of my job. All of them are annoying, and an affordable consumer USB 3.0 exteder isn't yet available. My least favorite are the KVM extenders with built in USB hubs. Most of them use some proprietary signaling between the two boxes, others you can hook up to your home lan and they use tcp/ip.
Wireless USB hub they are a thing but seems like a hard to find item
Like this?
I got you bro.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000067S12/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00E5M39AW/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o04_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1
https://www.amazon.com/IOGEAR-4-Port-Extender-Ethernet-GUCE64/dp/B013VP3372
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B014I8TC4E/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
The only caviate I have is with the usb extender. I couldn't use the front camera on the headset when it was routed through the usb to ethernet extender. This may be a limitation of the one I chose. Otherwise, everything works perfectly.
I don't know about him, but to extend my Vive by 30 feet to my front room I purchased this active HDMI cable and this Ethernet 4-Port USB Extender. I think the USB extender is more useful than an active USB cable as you have 4 different ports to add things like keyboards, mice, or racing wheels, and you also have the option to extend it further in the future just by buying another Ethernet cable.
Working great. I have the 50ft version of this cable here running through my wall into an outlet. For my usb cable I'm using this with the existing ethernet run through my wall into the same outlet.
It's not cheap to go this route but my setup is perfect. I've got Vive space of about 3.8 x 3.0 behind my couches and TV in my living room. I can't wait for some local multiplayer experiences (like Ruckus Ridge) for when I have people over.
EDIT: I know it'll seem like a "no duh" statement, but that active HDMI cable is uni-directional. The first day I had the Vive I didn't realize I had the cable reversed. Having to go back into the attic for a stupid mistake isn't fun.