I have two short RJ-45 cables measuring about 25 ft each.
What I need is a 40 ft cable to hook a pc in my room to the
living room internet hub. Is it possible to connect two
25-ft cable or do I have to buy another 40ft long one?
Buy a new 40+ft cable instead of connecting them together. This may
actually be cheaper than trying to connect them together with two plugs
and a coupler. A voice-grade coupler is not cheap (as found in Home
Depot), and a data-grade coupler costs even more (see one in
www.lanshack.com).
If you don't like to waste those two 25-ft cables, you can re-use those
two 25-ft cable for other purposes, such as making four patch cables --
no waste. Or you can use the data-grade cables as phone cables, and
use them around the house. A 25-ft phone extension line can come in
handy if you call tech support and he asks you to check something that
is in the next room (like what happened to me when I called tech
support to fix the problem in my broadband router that was behind a
closet).
Jay Chan