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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

rivinyl
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audphile1
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Sounds like you have mesh network with a gateway plume node connected to main router and other mesh nodes plugged into wall outlets for better wifi throughout the house. This is similar to my setup - I use EERO mesh network.
In my setup the main unit is in another room upstairs connected to the optimum tv router. Downstairs where my stereo system is I have an EERO mesh node connected to outlet that’s not on the same circuit with my system and an Ethernet cable from this node feeds my streamer. Network components radiate a good amount of EMI that results in distortion, smearing and higher noise floor - the further you keep them from your stereo system components and cables the better.

fastfreight
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Hi @mpomerantz ,  I took a quick look at Plume.  It seems to me it is a form of Internet over power lines or EoP.  While this is better than wifi, I don't think it is as good as quality ethernet cables running from your router directly.  I believe power lines can impart noise to the ethernet signal.  

I do use EoP (Eero Pro mesh with base station and extenders plugged into power receptacles) in a vacation home with no ethernet wiring..  This is easily better than wifi, and a quality ethernet cable or filter (NA Muon Pro Ethernet filter) improves things further.

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@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.

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