Use Electrical Wiring for Home Network?
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leppyr64 wrote:
Anyone heard of or used something like this?[^]
Yes, I've heard of it before; and I find it rather shocking. :rolleyes:
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Yes, you can get generic versions of this i.e. power socket to ethernet adaptors retail in the UK for < $100US. They're good for ~50MB even though they're rated at over 100. Several of my work colleagues have them in their home networks and report no problems. The original trial of much higher bandwidth ?300MB and less complex technology in Manchester UK failed due to resosnant feedback from many identical devices being used at once taking out the local power grid. I gather this has been fixed but to do so they've had to slow down and somewhat complicate the technology. Still very cool :cool:
Nothing is exactly what it seems but everything with seems can be unpicked.
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That's been around for a while but it's pricey for what you get ($170 for 1 connection). And you still have to run Cat5 to each computer from the connection, so it's fine for desktops but lacking for notebooks or mobility. And you're still limited by where the electrical socket is placed within the rooms. Wireless G (54Mbs) has worked well for me and it's a lot cheaper for the AP.
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leppyr64 wrote:
Use Electrical Wiring for Home Network?
yes, I use it. Shocked? I also have wireless G too. seems my video devices don't have wifi receivers, and don't need high speed networking, so electrical wiring networks are relatively easy and efficient for set-top-boxes on the network.
_________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)
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That's been around for a while but it's pricey for what you get ($170 for 1 connection). And you still have to run Cat5 to each computer from the connection, so it's fine for desktops but lacking for notebooks or mobility. And you're still limited by where the electrical socket is placed within the rooms. Wireless G (54Mbs) has worked well for me and it's a lot cheaper for the AP.
Bert delaVega wrote:
for what you get ($170 for 1 connection).
actually <$100 for a matched set if you shop around, and more can be added with only one new box. not only for desktops, but also for set top boxes on the network. So many things are networkable now.
_________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)