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Question: I rent an apartment where I can't do any substantial modifications to the rooms. There are a ton of WiFi networks competing for the same spectrum, so doing stuff like streaming video across the home network is choppy. In a perfect world, I'd run CAT-6 cable through the place and set up a gigabit Ethernet network, but that's not practical. There is coax running to each room, and I'm vaguely familiar with powerline networking. What are my networking options, and what is the performance of these technologies like?
Fortunately for you, there are multiple technology alliances and advocacy groups working at developing alternative methods for spreading the Internet to all corners of your house using existing wiring, including via coax cables and the electrical wiring in your house. Some methods may sound a little dubious, but they've gotten much more reliable in recent years. The main reason they are not widely used is that they can be pretty expensive, especially if you have multiple computers you want to connect. But if you're dedicated to shining the Internet's light into the darkest corners of your residence, one of these alternatives may be a good solution.
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