@fastfreight EERO nodes communicate to each other via wifi signal they receive from the gateway unit. Plume appears to be mesh as well. It is actually not Ethernet over Power.
Using your streamer wired to mesh node shouldn’t be any different than hard wiring your streamer directly from the router. Moreover, it provides an opportunity to use a high quality relatively short Ethernet cable as opposed to a 30 meter run of generic cable and drilling holes in the walls etc.
Home network router question
Hi,
A network question from an analogue brain.
Our internet provider recently transitioned to a system of hardwired modems with various pods ( Plume ) for the routers. There is one Plume/router which is hardwired to the modem and the rest are plugged into wall outlets. Unfortunately, the modem is in the built in stereo cabinet- which is less than optimal. I want to move the modem and "main pod" to another location away from the cabinet. Three questions:
1. Is running an ethernet wire from my streamer/DAC to the main pod equivalent to direct wiring to the old stand alone modem/router?
2. If I move the modem and main pod; can I run a cable from the main pod to an ethernet port ( to be installed ) in the cabinet and plug in my streamer? Will this be nearly equivalent to hard wiring into my old modem/router?
Any thoughts? Please remember when replying that I am an analogue guy trying to navigate the digital world with as little pain as possible.
PS I don't want to connect via wifi.
Thanks
MP
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Yes the only downside, is with my modem in the stereo cabinet the primary Plume node is in very close proximity to the cabinet. It sits just above the cabinet. So continuing that set up would seem ripe for EMI interference. Moving the modem and main pod ( or dumping the pods-modem and replacing it with a standalone modem router without pods ) would seem to permit better isolation. |
One thing to keep in mind is that lightning can enter a home via metal to metal connections (coax, Ethernet) so while getting a hard wire connection as close to the entry point may make sense from a signal, you should also consider how to mitigate a potential incoming lightning surge. I use a coax gas discharge outside the home, plus medical grade Ethernet isolators indoors AND fiber converters. Yeah, I'm paranoid but in a lightning/storm prone area and I have a lot of tech gear that could go boom if lightning got in the modem. |
@mpomerantz if you can move the modem and the gateway plume away from the system all you will need as I mentioned above is to situate that node 1-1.5m away from system and run good cable. You should be fine. |
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