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RE: Re: POwerline Networking - FYI
> Having never used HomePlug (or any other Powerline Network device) I
> may be
> about to ask a really stupid question, but here I go anyway...
Wouldn't be the first on here... ;-)
> Is it possible to have an odd number of these talking on the same
> network?
> What I mean is I have 3 places where I currently have temporary
network
> cables strung across the floor, my office (with the PC in) my
"node
> zero"
> currently comprising ADSL router and NSLU2, and my xbmc box under the
> TV. Do
> I need 2 pairs of these devices, one pair to link the xbox to the
> router and
> the other pair to link the PC to the router? Or do they act as a
switch
> /
> hub so I would only require 3 units total?
You'd only need three units ... imagine your mains ring as a hub and the
units as ways to plug your Ethernet devices into that hub.
> Thanks for not laughing (too loudly) at my probably silly question.
Didn't seem silly to me...
Phil
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