USB peripheral Question

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USB peripheral Question

Post by Freaky » Sun Dec 26, 2021 4:11 pm

Not sure how many people are still reading the forums, but figured I would ask a question here and see if I can get any opinion.

I have a desktop computer which was recently built that I'm planning on having physically in the basement approximately 30 feet away. The monitor along with all peripherals are located in another room. I am trying to figure out how to run the peripherals.

I have a optical HDMI run the monitor and I also purchased a thunderbolt optical 25m cable as a potential to run the peripherals. I'm having difficulty finding a USB hub that the Thunderbolt can plug into that is self-powered to run all the local peripherals. The optical Thunderbolt does not supply any power . Any suggestions?

My monitor does come with a USB peripheral hub however the Upstream power is provided by a USB a cable which obviously will not work 30 feet away. Is there another solution that I can power the USB monitor Hub somehow and use the optical Thunderbolt cable to transfer the data?
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Re: USB peripheral Question

Post by Morpheis » Tue Dec 28, 2021 11:25 am

Is there a reason you need an optical Thunderbolt? I know there are many docks that can be powered by regular USB-C cables.
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Re: USB peripheral Question

Post by Freaky » Tue Jan 04, 2022 6:50 pm

I'm running the peripherals upstairs in the Den, computer is physically located in my basement 40 feet away.
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