I don't know a whole lot about the topic, but your 2 cable modems are
probably on the same lan and may be able to communicate with each other
directly. I don't know what type of data rates you will get, but they
should be better than your internet connection. <br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 1/2/06, <b class="gmail_sendername">Brad DerManouelian</b> <<a href="mailto:myth@dermanouelian.com">myth@dermanouelian.com</a>
> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">On Jan 2, 2006, at 5:25 PM, R wrote:<br><br>> Will this work?<br>><br>
> In THIS house, the Backend is connected to Comcast cable.<br>> It is also connected to Comcast internet behind a firewall.<br>><br>> My relative lives across the street.<br>> We could put a Frontend in THAT house behind that firewall.
<br>><br>> Make the appropriate changes to both the firewalls so that the<br>> Frontend and Backend can communicate with eachother.<br>><br>> What do you think?<br>><br>> Or is it better to just get wireless gear, secure it of course,
<br>> and forget connectivity over the internet?<br>><br>> Our houses are about 100 feet apart.<br><br>You'll get better speed over wireless. 100 feet should mean little<br>interference.<br>If this is your only need, I recommend getting
802.11a gear. You can<br>get it pretty cheap now, it's fast, and no one seems to think to try<br>to hack on that band. :) Your only issue might be drivers.<br><br><br><br>_______________________________________________<br>
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