# Connect to 01V96 via cable
**URL:** https://discourse.checkcheckonetwo.com/t/connect-to-01v96-via-cable/1742
**Category:** Yamaha
**Created:** [September 22, 2010, 3:59pm UTC](https://discourse.checkcheckonetwo.com/t/connect-to-01v96-via-cable/1742 "2010-09-22T15:59:27Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author:  [@BBN](https://discourse.checkcheckonetwo.com/u/BBN)
#### Post date: [September 22, 2010, 3:59pm UTC](https://discourse.checkcheckonetwo.com/t/connect-to-01v96-via-cable/1742/1 "2010-09-22T15:59:27Z")
I have my 01V96 hooked up to a router and I control it wirelessly…but for a back up solution, I would like to have a cable that will go at least 20-25 feet. I have tried one of those special USB Extenders…and a 30ft USB and they don’t work. They make my laptop freeze up.
Has anyone found a cable over 20 feet that works?
Thanks for any info…
- Jay
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### Author:  [@Andy](https://discourse.checkcheckonetwo.com/u/Andy)
#### Post date: [September 24, 2010, 3:08pm UTC](https://discourse.checkcheckonetwo.com/t/connect-to-01v96-via-cable/1742/2 "2010-09-24T15:08:46Z")
Does that sort of USB cable require a driver?
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### Author:  [@BBN](https://discourse.checkcheckonetwo.com/u/BBN)
#### Post date: [September 25, 2010, 9:51am UTC](https://discourse.checkcheckonetwo.com/t/connect-to-01v96-via-cable/1742/3 "2010-09-25T09:51:07Z")
Not that I can see.
This is the long one I bought:
[http://www.tripplite.com/en/products/model.cfm?txtModelID=3643](http://www.tripplite.com/en/products/model.cfm?txtModelID=3643)
And this is the extender.
[http://www.cablesunlimited.com/products/Prod\_Individual3.aspx?groupcode=I3650](http://www.cablesunlimited.com/products/Prod_Individual3.aspx?groupcode=I3650)
Neither worked.
I tried them independently, not at the same time.
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### Author:  [@Andy](https://discourse.checkcheckonetwo.com/u/Andy)
#### Post date: [September 29, 2010, 2:06pm UTC](https://discourse.checkcheckonetwo.com/t/connect-to-01v96-via-cable/1742/4 "2010-09-29T14:06:25Z")
Not sure why they don’t work, but couldn’t you just connect to your router with an ethernet cable as a backup to the wireless?
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### Author:  [@BBN](https://discourse.checkcheckonetwo.com/u/BBN)
#### Post date: [September 30, 2010, 7:17am UTC](https://discourse.checkcheckonetwo.com/t/connect-to-01v96-via-cable/1742/5 "2010-09-30T07:17:54Z")
I agree…I’m not sure why it doesn’t work.
I updated all the XP Windows updates…and the long cable works if connected to an external hard drive or something like that…but when I plug into the 01V…Laptop freezes.
The ethernet cable is a great idea though. Was just planning in case of a total router meltdown. I think I’m actually just going to buy a second router…they’re almost as cheap as a cable now a days.
Thanks Andy.
- Jay
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### Author:  [@Weogo\_Reed](https://discourse.checkcheckonetwo.com/u/Weogo_Reed)
#### Post date: [December 4, 2010, 9:43am UTC](https://discourse.checkcheckonetwo.com/t/connect-to-01v96-via-cable/1742/6 "2010-12-04T09:43:14Z")
Hi Jay,
Any o fthe USB-2 products from Icron will work well:
[http://www.icron.com/](http://www.icron.com/)
I use both the CAT5 and Fiber-optic extenders.
Good health, Weogo