When WiFi doesn't work: a guide to home networking alternatives

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by shawndumas • 15 years ago

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jrsmith12792• 15 years ago

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.

tgrisfal• 15 years ago

Cable modems do it all the time. Use it, if that's the infrastructure you have access to.

andrewgodwin• 15 years ago

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.

herf• 15 years ago

We use MoCA to connect a detached garage. Great bandwidth and solid, but we see about 2-3ms extra latency.

jrsmith12792• 15 years ago

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.

When WiFi doesn't work: a guide to home networking alternatives

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