[ale] Slightly OT: Retro-fitting Gigabit Ethernet in House?

[Michael Potter]

Pull the cat6.  You will forget about the expense but if you don't every
time you have some limitation you will regret it.



On Fri, Aug 12, 2022 at 4:32 PM DJPfulio--- via Ale <ale at ale.org> wrote:

> This!
> VVVVVVVVVVVVVV
>
>
> All the 2.5Gbps MoCA chips were made by the same company last time I
> checked, so use that if you can and get 2.5Gbps real, shared, bandwidth
> between the connections. More than enough for any house. Of course, whether
> this works or not depends on the coax being anywhere near the places needed.
>
> I have 600Mbps powerline that has a GigE NIC (that's how it connects, not
> at 100 base-tx).  In the same room, real world, it got 280 Mbps. Between
> the hallway and a room, that dropped to 220 Mbps. On different floors, it
> dropped to 60 Mbps. I bought the most highly rated powerline kit according
> to smallbiznetworking at the time.
> If I were upgrading or doing this again, I'd go with 2.5Gbps MoCA for
> around $130 for 2 nodes.  There are some caveats about the different kits,
> so be certain to read up on which actually has a factory reset capability.
> Seems not all do.
>
> Of course, if running CAT6+ is less than $200 between the floors, I'd do
> that, if possible.
>
> I miss Austin.  Sigh.
>
> On 8/12/22 10:09, Solomon Peachy via Ale wrote:
> > On Fri, Aug 12, 2022 at 09:52:57AM -0400, Neal Rhodes via Ale wrote:
> >> His office is on the 2nd floor.   Yes, for his job he can make use
> >> of the extra speed. The only provision for ethernet is some coax of
> >> dubious caliber.
> >
> > IIRC MoCA 2.0/2.1 devices will give you real-world Gigabit speeds,
> > and newer stuff will go even faster.  So I'd say it's worth a try
> > before going through the hassle of trying to pull Cat6+ through the
> > place, and a hell of a lot better than pwerline.
> >
> >> He's wondering if any of the powerline adapters really work at
> >> gigabit speeds.
> >
> > In theory, the current-gen stuff will get you there but it's very
> > distance dependent.  Performance falls off rapidly, and they're very
> > suceptible to interference.
> >
> > - Solomon
> >
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