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

On 16 Jan 2013, at 18:19, Brian Hechinger <wonko at 4amlunch.net> wrote: Is there coax in the place? If so look at MoCa devices. Works really well. Yeah, there's coax, but not in the same room as the /main/ switch There is in another room though that has a switch too. The equipment in the basement is a short run away from the coax splitter down there so that's actually a good idea. -brian On Jan 16, 2013, at 17:12, Cory Smelosky <b4 at gewt.net> wrote: 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? -- Cory Smelosky http://gewt.net/ Personal stuff! http://gimme-sympathy.org/ My permanently-a-work-in-progress pet project.