[mythtv-users] Power Line Network Connections and Myth ?

Nick Rout nick.rout at gmail.com
Mon Sep 27 19:00:36 UTC 2010


On Tue, Sep 28, 2010 at 5:14 AM, Joe <jfwd at phlobus.net> wrote:

> On Mon, Sep 27, 2010 at 11:30 AM, Brian Wood <beww at beww.org> wrote:
> >> Here, I don't own the building, and so that sort of thing is out of
> >> the question.  However, the place is wired for cable tv (of course,
> >> since you can't get anything with an antenna here), with an outlet in
> >> the living room and the bedroom.  I ended up trying this:
> >>
> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833122243&Tpk=moca
> >>
> >
> > Thanks, I wasn't aware of this product (though it does seem to resemble
> 10-base-2, though it claims faster speed).
> >
> > My question is, can it coexist with CATV signals on the same cable?
> >
> > They say:
> >
> > "Works with DSL broadband and homes wired for cable"
> > But I suspect "wired for" does not mean "using".
> >
> > This one's the killer though:
> >
> > "Not compatible with satellite television installations (e.g., DIRECTV,
> DISH Network)"
> >
> > My brother has DISH :-(
> >
>
> Yes -- the old 10-base-2 was exactly what I was thinking of when I was
> googling around for devices like this, figuring we could run ethernet
> over coax 20 years ago, we should be able to do it better now :-).
>
> We have digital cable from time warner -- both TV and internet
> (terrible service btw, but the only choice it seems).  So yes - the
> single coax wire is carrying cable tv, modem, AND this MoCA/ethernet
> traffic simultaneously.  They use frequency bands that do not overlap
> with tv/modem signals but apparently do overlap with satellite --
> hence why it won't work with that -- unless you can find a way to
> separate the satellite of course.  There's both a coax input and
> output connector on it -- it receives the MoCA freq bands and passes
> the rest through, to go to the stb and modem -- basically an add/drop
> mux.
>
> Supposedly you can also hook up more than two - they will all share
> the available bandwidth and become a distributed ethernet switch of
> sorts.  I suspect I'm getting good performance because none of my
> neighbors have one....
>
> Thanks for the welcome ... I'm on the east side (24th) and work in
> midtown ... being in the city definitely changes the requirements of a
> myth system - small form factor is now very critical!
>
>
This site has some good info, including a good forum:

 http://www.smallnetbuilder.com/
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