RE: Powerline Ethernet

["Phil Harris" <phil@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Sorry guys but I can't recommend Ethernet Over Powerline devices -
they
cause me *SO* much grief at work that I wish I could ban the bloody things.

They don't work properly across circuit breakers without normally taking
one
hell of a performance hit.

They are susceptible to any source of mains noise - laptop transformers are
notoriously bad for generating mains noise and can kill the throughput on
those units but I've had hairdryers, PCs, TVs all hitting throughput.

I was logged into a customers network a couple of weeks ago who was using
some NetGear units that he insisted did 500Mbits/sec - when I actually did
a
few throughput tests (copying files around from one place to another on his
network) he was getting 118kbytes/sec on average.

You may fine they work for you in which case I'm happy for you - but I
wouldn't rely on them to do anything more than give you another point of
failure...

...class them with wireless networking - a good idea but fundamentally
flawed.

Phil



> -----Original Message-----
> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf
> Of Dave McLaughlin
> Sent: 04 February 2012 17:26
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Powerline Ethernet
>
> Thanks Andrew,
>
>
>
> I'll head out tomorrow and see if I can pick up 2 kits. I can get the
> TP-LINK TL-PA211 here.
>
>
>
> This will then allow me to add Ethernet into the bedroom. Been itching
> to put music and an HA interface in there so this might be the ideal
> way to get it done. WiFi of course is the other option but as I live
in
> an apartment with concrete walls with rebar, the signal is pretty week
> in the kitchen and the bedroom. In fact, the front room is one wall
> from the room where the WiFi router is located and it is just 1 or 2
> bars on my phone and tablet in there.
>
>
>
> Cheers,
>
> Dave.
>
>
>
> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf
> Of Andrew Jackson
> Sent: 04 February 2012 21:52
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Powerline Ethernet
>
>
>
>
>
> Hi
>
> I'm using a pair of those home plugs taking network from downstairs
> where my HTPC and modem are, to my PC, server and wireless AP upstair.
> I've not had any issues at all. There is a button on the bottom of
each
> to pair them.
> Plug them in, press the buttons and plug in the Ethernet cables.
> Haven't had a problem since.
>
> The layout of the network means that all Internet access to my PC,
> server and wireless devices must go through the home plugs. On top of
> that, all media streamed from the server to the HTPC goes through the
> home plugs.
>
> One is upstairs at the back of the house, the other is downstairs at
> the front, so they couldn't be further apart.
>
> I've can stream 1080p video down to the HTPC and haven't noticed a
> single problem.
>
> Andrew
>
>
>
>
>
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> Yahoo! Groups Links
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