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Clever Brit successfully repurposes telephone wiring for gigabit internet throughout his vintage home — Lad converts "incomprehensible mess of wires" into high-speed ethernet links (www.tomshardware.com)
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[–] NoForwadSlashS@piefed.social 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I misread that entirely. So really he did nothing but install an adaptor at each port.

[–] Nollij@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 month ago

Which is a capability that shouldn't be ignored, even if the guy in question did nothing interesting and used an off-the-shelf product.

Utilizing existing wiring without needing to make changes is extremely useful. It's the basis of technologies like HomePlug (Ethernet over power line) and MoCA (Ethernet over coax). Adding an option to use old phone lines (note: this is HIGHLY dependent on what wiring was used) would be a welcome alternative.