Hi all!

We're having some work done in our house, and need some CAT5 and
possibly COAX run.

Just talked to an installer, and (surprise!) they suggested something
other than their services.

Ethernet over powerline.

However, looking at the hardware I have one question:  Can I have more
than one network running on the same lines?

We are getting FIOS installed, and from what we hear the Actiontec
router is junk.  We have read articles about using a Linksys 54GL
instead, and that sounds good.  However, our network is going to
look something like this:

FIOS -> ONT -> Actiontec -> Linksys -> Computer Cloud (Tivo, computers)

The Actiontec would have to be in the basement (so we don't have to run
coax anywhere), but we want the Linksys in the computer room (top floor
for better wireless signal).

So, we would need a powerline ethernet adapter link from the Actiontec
in the basement to the Linksys in the computer room, and then another
2 powerline ethernet links from the Linksys to the Tivo's (in other
rooms).  Since we want the Tivo's to route data through the Linksys,
not the Actiontec, they need to be in separate subnets.

Is this possible?  Can more than one powerline ethernet setup play
nice in the house?  Do they steal bandwidth from each other?  Or do
we have to pull CAT5 to link the routers?

Thanks,
  Bill

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