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

[Cory Smelosky]

On 16 Jan 2013, at 17:29, hvlems at zonnet.nl wrote:

Ethernet over mainspower runs at 50 Mb/s (a friend uses such a product). It is reliable but both rooms are on the same phase. 

Wireless is your best bet. Two accesspoints in "remote bridge mode" ought to do the job. 
If all else fails run ethernet over a phone line, 10 Mb/s is feasible depending on distance. 

Any suggestions for access point models?   I need one that doesn't suck if I go that approach.

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Verzonden: 16 januari 2013 23:12

Hello!

I'm going to be moving some of my equipment to the basement here for several reasons (heat produced, noise, space, et cetera), and in planning i'm hitting a roadblock: networking.

I've come up with several ideas:

Wireless client-bridge: Linksys e1000 is garbage and doesn't like to pass DECnet or any of those protocols, so i'd either need a workaround or a better router. (workaround being: a virtual cisco tunnel to my other virtual cisco?) (Other router: /real/ Cisco or a another suggestion from someone on this list)

Powerline ethernet: Is this reliable yet? How are the transfer speeds?   

Or:   Adding a phone jack, getting DSL on the second line here. (installation costs, but would actually be $2 more/month to upgrade current plan + add a second identical plan not counting hardware rental fees, setup costs, and that stuff)

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

Any (viable) options i'm missing?

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