Ethernet over coax, yes, but not the same technology as 10base2(thinnet) or 10base5(thicknet). both of these used baseband signaling (same as 10baseT). MoCA uses tech which is very similar to that of 10Broad36. There is no termanating of cable segments to maintain 50ohm runs. Fios uses it for their dvr to any anyroom technology. The funny part is Comcast, Timewarner, and Cox is part of the MoCA group that paid for it's develoment, but dont use it.

Verizon already used a hybrid MoCA system to deliver Guide updates, and VOD feature for FiOS TV.

Hmmm.... Ethernet over Coax?

Yeah been there back in the 90's. Brings back memories of trying to trace a break in a cable or a missing terminator (ahh the joys of being a junior tech bod in a college where the students were bent on breaking things).

I can in a way see the point of it though, especially if you have terestrial TV going to every room in your house. I just wish they released this BEFORE I cabled the house up with CAT5.

Rob

In the dark ages of computing, this was called 10Base2. Slow, quirky and unreliable. Begs the question, what idiots come up with these ideas? Marketing people?

Oh, wow, Ethernet over Coax? Hmmmm.... oh, I remember! GM tried forcing this on the industrial world back in the 1980s with their abortive MAP (Manufacturing Automation Protocol) effort. It was expensive, mostly because of the RF to baseband conversions needed at EACH node. And the need for a expensivehead end node. Too much, even for sophisticated industrial automation engineers. Doubt if NetGear has been able to make it more palatable, even for residential use.

For the reviewer: try Cat 5e or Cat 6 cable, not to hard to run, even in existing walls (if you own), or surface mount (if you rent), AND you get full bandwidth!