[ILUG] Simple question about home wired Ethernet

[Timothy Murphy]

On Wednesday 11 August 2004 17:33, Anthony Staines wrote:

 We're having bits of our house remodeled as I speak, and it occurred to
> me that it would be a good idea to put in some Ethernet cable while this
> is happening. I have several PC's variously linked by long cat-5 cables
> and wireless links from a combined adsl modem/router/wireless hub from
> Netgear. This works well, but it is rather tatty, as my beloved has
> occasionally pointed out to me.

Why not just use WiFi?
There's something to be said for Ethernet between computers in the same room,
but that's as far as I would go.


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