Kevin Mark wrote:
In the same vein, you can also utilize wifi and powerline ethernet. I use wifi and it can go through some material(wood, plasterboard) and covers open spaces. You can also set up various parabolic antennas to connect distant points. Powerline ethernet works by sending ethernet over the mains in your structure. Not sure of how relaible it is, as I've never used it. HTH -K
I have used powerline networking, and it is fairly reliable, but really suffers in speed at times. WiFi is to be preferred, I think. Also, it has security issues. If two powerline networks are sharing the same circuits (power from the same transformer, such as two houses in the same neighborhood, or separate apartments in the same building) traffic on it must be encrypted, so no advantage there, over WiFi. It is subject to the vagaries of a typical modern household, with all of the interference from motors starting, etc.
-- Mark Allums