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Re:When WiFi doesn't work: a guide to home networking altern... by jrsmith1279 on Monday June 20, 2011 @11:18AM (#2674494)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833122... Looks like MoCA isn't that difficult to use. Anyone have any experience with these types of devices? I have a whole-house DVR system that uses MoCA and it works flawlessly, but I love the idea of being able to use the coax as part of my home network.
Re:When WiFi doesn't work: a guide to home networking altern... by tgrisfal on Monday June 20, 2011 @04:22PM (#2675843)
Cable modems do it all the time. Use it, if that's the infrastructure you have access to.
Re:When WiFi doesn't work: a guide to home networking altern... by andrewgodwin on Monday June 20, 2011 @01:14PM (#2675072)
We use powerline networking at home, and it's pretty decent - nowhere near the speed of actual ethernet, but a good 70Mbit or so.

I'm always surprised how few people know it exists (well, at least in the UK). You can even get nice combination hubs-and-powerstrips - getting six power sockets and three ethernet sockets off of one main plug is quite handy.

Re:When WiFi doesn't work: a guide to home networking altern... by herf on Monday June 20, 2011 @01:21PM (#2675092)
We use MoCA to connect a detached garage. Great bandwidth and solid, but we see about 2-3ms extra latency.
Re:When WiFi doesn't work: a guide to home networking altern... by jrsmith1279 on Tuesday June 21, 2011 @08:13AM (#2678401)
Ahh latency is what I'm afraid of because my cable modem is in my office and I'd like to hook up my xbox 360 wired using MoCA. 2-3ms isn't bad, but any extra latency for gaming isn't good.