Halx, you're right, it can work. Rawb gave some good sources for info. I guess I've spent too many years in this stuff and have lost some patience. I'd install it for a friend or family and they'd be calling about throughput at which point upgrading would mean starting over. Whah. You said it with:
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As far as the equipment you'll need to accomplish this, it would be far easier and cheaper to try your hardest to run cat5/6."
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Not that i don't understand working within constraints of a nice perforation-free house.
Frogel,
I'd go with PsychoDad's wireless suggestion. It's dirt cheap these days and now with WPA it's secure too. The last couple weeks I've picked up:
-Netgear 4-port 100Mb switch/54G access point and bonus PCMCIA 54G card for $19.
-2x NetGear 54G USB dongles for $19 each.
PCI cards were going for $19 also.
Discounters usually have one or another brand at these prices.
(I get the NetGear stuff for friends since it includes a Win2K WPA supplicant.)
Just pick a clear channel and avoid the microwave oven.
Twenty minutes for everything to get 10-50Mbit, depending on conditions.