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

[Grant Edwards]

On 2010-06-01, Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk> wrote:
> On Tue, 1 Jun 2010 00:15:20 +0000 (UTC), Grant Edwards wrote:
>
>> > 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.
>>
>> Do those not count as "non-Gentoo decision-making devices"?
>
> No, because they do not make decisions.

OK.

> They are no more intelligent than an ethernet hub.

I doubt that.

I would think they're at least as smart as a modem or an Ethernet
switch.

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