I'll add another vote for Wall-plugged (powerline) networking.  All my
SBs have been wired-only units and I took the $50 I saved on each SB
and spent it on A) having Cat-5 strung to 3 locations and B) deploying
Netgear XE102 wall-plugged units to 2 locations.

The wall-plugged solution is an excellent compromise.  Unlike dedicated
runs of Cat-5, you can move the network to any AC plug in the house (or
grounds).  You can use it in an apartment, and take it with you when
you move out.  No networking experience needed, zero configuration, no
dropouts or bandwidth issues.  Plug 'em in and they just work.  Run the
little Netgear app that encrypts the whole powerline network if you're
worried about security.  Done.

Wireless is a nifty idea, but most SB owners would rather listen to
music than become networking gurus.  Wall-plugged facilitates that, and
pays for itself by letting you buy the cheaper, wired SBs.


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