"stephen" <stephen_hope@xyzworld.com> writes:

....
> have a look at power line networking - you can get several 10s of Mbps
> easily on newer types of kit.
>
> Also less affected by walls :)
>
> finally you can use it as a "backhaul" for wireless - i havent used this
> stuff yet, but probably will be doing soon.
> http://www.netgear.com/Products/Powe...ome+Networking
> --
> Regards
>
> stephen_hope@xyzworld.com - replace xyz with ntl

Thank you.

Does/Can one connect the WAN port of an ethernet switch (I have an 8
port 10/100 switch I'm not using for anything else) to the ethernet
output of a powerline ethernet adapter. Or can/does one connect it
just to a normal port of the switch? Will I need some sort of
cross-over cable? And, once having done so will all packets directed
to other "segments" of the net pass that way? I just want to make
sure that when my TiVos want to get to the main router and thus to the
internet, they will have an obvious (to them) path.