Home networking
Backup power for streaming: calculate the whole network load, not just the router
A battery keeping the router on does not guarantee that the whole viewing chain stays available during a power interruption.
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The viewing journal — page 60
Practical reading about screens, players, Canadian viewing and the decisions behind a better setup.
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Home networking
A mobile backup connection needs a data and session plan
A mobile backup can provide another connection during a home-internet problem, but it is not automatically unlimited or seamless.
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Two internet links do not automatically combine into one faster stream
A dual-WAN router can distribute traffic across internet links, but ordinary load balancing does not automatically combine both links into one transfer.
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Before using coax for the TV network, map the existing services
MoCA can carry local networking over suitable coax, but an existing coax socket does not prove a ready network path.
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An unlabelled wall socket is not proof of an active Ethernet path
A wall socket that looks suitable for networking may be inactive, patched elsewhere or used for another purpose.
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A separate TV network changes local communication as well as privacy boundaries
Separating television devices from other household equipment can change which local communications are allowed.
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