On Mon, 31 May 2010 15:19:40 -0700, Grant wrote: > My cable internet outlet is across the room from my TV, and my Gentoo > desktop attaches to my TV. I'm using a small wireless router to send > the signal from the cable modem to my Gentoo system across the room. > I don't like using a non-Gentoo decision-making device in my network, > but I also don't want to build and maintain another Gentoo system for > only firewall/router duties. Am I overlooking another option? I want > a "dumb" device to move the ethernet connection from one side of the > room to the other.
You could use a pair of powerline adaptors to route the ethernet across the mains wiring. I use them for my MythTV front end, because SWMBO would go apeshit if I tried running ethernet cables through the living room. -- Neil Bothwick We've all heard that a million monkeys banging on a million typewriters will eventually reproduce the works of Shakespeare. Now, thanks to the Internet, we know this is not true.
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