[HECnet] Multi-floor household (DECnet) routing help needed

[Cory Smelosky]

On 16 Jan 2013, at 17:42, Ian McLaughlin <ian at platinum.net> wrote:

I have a similar situation with my garage - my DEC collection lives in the garage, but the Internet connection is in the main house.   At the moment, the problem is solved with an Apple Airport in the main house and an Aiport Express in bridge mode in the garage.   Unfortunately, this isn't as reliable as I had hoped - I get quite a few dropped packets.   I was considering the powerline option.   50Mbps isn't a problem considering the majority of the DEC stuff is 10Mbps half duplex :)

I'm considering powerline as well instead of bugging someone to do the crimping for me or running cables along the siding. ;)


Ian

On 2013-01-16, at 2:38 PM, Cory Smelosky <b4 at gewt.net> wrote:


On 16 Jan 2013, at 17:37, Dennis Boone <drb at msu.edu> wrote:

Running cables all the way from the second floor isn't viable.

"Not viable to run cable" usually comes down to "too lazy".   Not
throwing stones: I've been lazy about cabling too.   But you might
consider bouncing the particulars off of the crowd to see if there are
any suggestions for overcoming the obstacles.   Wired really is the most
stable and reliable, for all the wireless hoopla these days.

It'd get messy with drilling holes and running it through walls and whatnot, but I know it'd be the best.


De



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