Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} "dumb" ethernet mover

[Grant]

>> My cable internet outlet is across the room from my TV, and my Gentoo
>> desktop attaches to my TV.  I'm using a small wireless router to send
>> the signal from the cable modem to my Gentoo system across the room.
>> I don't like using a non-Gentoo decision-making device in my network,
>> but I also don't want to build and maintain another Gentoo system for
>> only firewall/router duties.  Am I overlooking another option?  I want
>> a "dumb" device to move the ethernet connection from one side of the
>> room to the other.
>
> You could use a pair of powerline adaptors to route the ethernet across
> the mains wiring. I use them for my MythTV front end, because SWMBO would
> go apeshit if I tried running ethernet cables through the living room.

I thought about that, and it would be perfect except that I'm really
into audio and I don't want to increase the interference in my
apartment's electricity.

- Grant