OT... but a little networking knowledge desired

[Patton Echols]

On 09/17/2009 01:02 PM, Michael Comperchio wrote:
> On Thu, 2009-09-17 at 15:43 -0400, Rashkae wrote:
>   
>> Michael Comperchio wrote:
>>     
>>> The obvious answer is to pay some guy to rewire
>>> the house. Not Going To Happen. Next answer is me rewire the house, also
>>> NGTH. So I though that I would buy a 5 or 8 port switch, attach it to
>>> the cable modem, patch the switch into 5 or 8 of the already run cables,
>>> and attach the wireless to the other end of the most advantageously
>>> exposed spot. But, before I did this, I though I'd ask... can I put a
>>> switch in front of the wireless router? like so:
>>>
>>> cable modem ----> switch ---> patch panel ----> wireless router? 
>>>
>>> Michael.
>>>
>>>       
>> Another obvious answer that I think would work well for your particular
>> situation is an Ethernet Electrical outlet bridge.  This is a somewhat
>> expensive solution (I think the units cost $80 a piece, you need at
>> least 2 to be useful,), but would allow you to bridge the wired network
>> segments into rooms that don't have cat 5 cable over the house
>> electrical wires.  really cool tech for these kinds of situations :)
>>
>>
>>     
>
> Well, after a quick trip to Staples to check out the prices, I'm kinda
> torn. The electrical circuit solution is 'cool tech' (thanks Rashkae) or
> the repeater.... both cost about the same and seem to involve the same
> level of hardware knowledge (plug it in an play it!). Seems to me I used
> to know more about this stuff. Wonder what happened to those brain
> cells. Is that electrical curcuit stuff really good for 85MB throughtout
> as it claims? if so I think that's what I'm going to do. That's way more
> that any wireless get's anyway!
>
> Thanks for everyone's response.... life is good!
>   

Sorry, I  don't know the answer to your question, but you might want to 
be careful about whether the system will work on opposite sides of the 
"fuse box"  If all the locations you want to set up are on the same 
"leg" it should be no problem.  I have had a problem with my x-10 
modules that use similar (but not exactly the same AFAIK) technology.  
If they are not on the same side, they don't work.  I have no idea 
whether this would be a problem with the electrical circuit solution, 
but something to investigate.

--PE