If I cancel DirecTV will my 'whole home netowrking' continue to work?

[robotron]

I've decided to cancel my DirecTV service - I just don't watch that much TV. Anyway, I *AM* using the little black networking boxes which I bought on eBay to network my PCs together, piggy backing over the whole home DVR service. If I cancel DirecTV will this 'network' continue to work, or does it depend on DirecTV itself running? (Assume that I own all of the necessary equipment, ie., the little black boxes needed to connect at each point with the network after DirecTV takes the satellite boxes away.)

 

[twizt3dsist3r]

I dont believe the cck will function without a deca enabled receiver being on the network, so no. I dont have pcs to test this with however.

What may work is the older (white) decas with power adapters plugged into them, in that senario you are just converting cat5 to coax

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[twizt3dsist3r]

This may work if you use two

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[twizt3dsist3r]

Doing a bit more research (me playing with toys) i connected a white deca to my home network, and put a power inserter on the to receiver end. I then connected the coax (to another room in your case) to the coax in of a second deca and plugged a power inserter into the other. All lights go green, so it looks like you should be good.

In pic, grey cat5 is connected to my wallplate (internet feed)
Two power inserters used, blue cat5 would go to computer.

Excuse the extreme cruedness its cold and i just ran to my truck in boxers, but this should work.



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[twizt3dsist3r]

Ignore the black cck, thats what i had installed in this room.

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[BobStokesbary]

robotron,

The simple answer is "yes". But, it is imperative that you keep the connection to your router intact. All the DECA's do is transfer the IP packets from your cat5 line to the coax. They do not provide any switching or caching. That is all controlled by your router. If you break the connection with the router all will fail.

Bob

 

[twizt3dsist3r]

And make sure to provide power to the deca.

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