[SOLVED] King of all 50' long-distance USB hubs and cables?

[CZ Eddie]

I'm looking for a USB 3.x hub that'll work for two 25' USB 2.0 runs and two 50' USB 3.x runs.

Mostly used for mouse & keyboard + future proofing.
Any suggestions?

My current Plugable® 7-Port USB 3.0 SuperSpeed Hub + these two 25' cables will randomly disconnect even though I'm just connecting a mouse & keyboard at the ends.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006HDAAC2/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00FFKIUJS/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

[Darkbreeze]

In my opinion, the best cables you can get are those made by Eaton/Tripp-Lite, however, you are already exceeding the maximum length for USB 2.0 per specification by about four feet and are grossly exceeding the maximum length for USB 3.0.

IF a cable is going to fix the problem, I think a cable by Tripp-Lite is what you are going to want but you might very well want to think about using ACTIVE USB cables or USB over Cat5/Cat6 adapters for runs that long.

https://blog.tripplite.com/usb-cable-max-length

 

[CZ Eddie]

Thank you, and I'm absolutely okay with active cables.
Do they work fine with typical USB hubs or do you know if they require a special hub?

 

[CZ Eddie]

Nice link, btw. Reading it now.

 

[Darkbreeze]

Some additional information at this link, but pretty much any USB hub should work as normal.

Max Lengths of Every Type of USB Cable and How to Extend

Find out the maximum USB cable lengths, from USB 1.1 to USB4. Learn how to extend them by using active cables and USB hubs.

www.techreviewer.com

 

[MilesVW]

Maybe look into optical thunderbolt hub?

 

[Darkbreeze]

That improves loss, but not all devices support it. In fact, most don't.