On 1/10/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tue, 10 Jan 2006 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > Your friend is smoking ajax. > > > > Ethernet is cheap, easy to install, available equipment. > > > > Coax you can use either for CATV or for DS3 (or if you are smoking a lot > > of ajax, 10base5). Each of those is really not appealing option. > Sorry, I have to correct myself. > > If this is a MTU/MDU (as in, a house with lot of tenants), it may be > possible to use DOCSIS or HPNA over coax. (basically, running your own > cable plant and using same equipment cable company does). Benefit is you > have less wires (basically one long wire with splitters). Downside is that > you need more expensive CPE and termination gear. > > But, if I assumed correctly, its a private house - it makes no sense. > C'mon, its 21st century, rock out with ribbon single-mode cable! ;)
It is a private home and I was more inclined to use Ethernet but I didn't know about Coaxial so I didn't say anything really. I will let my friend's father he is smoking ajax. :-) Thanks for the info, Michael -- NYCwireless - http://www.nycwireless.net/ Un/Subscribe: http://lists.nycwireless.net/mailman/listinfo/nycwireless/ Archives: http://lists.nycwireless.net/pipermail/nycwireless/
