Ethernet over power cables - wall sockets?
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I have seen some discussion on here of network repeaters/extenders that plug into a conventional domestic socket, but haven't seen any mention of a solution where the ports are incorporated to the sockets, such as this:
http://m.screwfix.com/pr-gallery.htm?id=41241&...
Does anyone have any experience with these or an equivalent?
I must admit that its a bit more pricey than I was expecting, but it's s far more elegant solution.
http://m.screwfix.com/pr-gallery.htm?id=41241&...
Does anyone have any experience with these or an equivalent?
I must admit that its a bit more pricey than I was expecting, but it's s far more elegant solution.
Clicked on your link and it took me to the screwfix homepage, I assume it was optimised for a mobile phone. After a bit of searching aroud I found what you were pointing to. It's cheaper via Amazon but it's not the latest technology.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/PE-200AV-T1000-POWER-ETHER...
http://www.amazon.co.uk/PE-200AV-T1000-POWER-ETHER...
I used powerline adapters for years. Had no problems at all they where perfectly reliable. My dad still uses them today for his sky, they've been in use for about 6 years now.
They where the cheapest I could get at the time too, only 85mbit ones
They where the cheapest I could get at the time too, only 85mbit ones
Edited by laam999 on Thursday 29th January 09:12
SteBrown91 said:
I have a pair of tp link cheapo ones and they work great, however every so often they lose sync and you have to switch one off and back on again
Other than that they are brill
I've got Netgear ones that do the same thing, bloody annoying and there doesn't seem to be any pattern to it.Other than that they are brill
They are a terrible idea. Network over mains can be flakey & you won't know until you install them & try it. If they don't work well, what are you going to do? At least with plug in units you can flog them off & try another manufacturer. If one goes tits up there's no guarantee you can get a replacement. They are expensive as well: one of those faceplates cost more than both the units I have.
As has already been posted for some they work OK & for others they drop out. Mine die several times a day & they are only ten yards apart on the same ring main.
As has already been posted for some they work OK & for others they drop out. Mine die several times a day & they are only ten yards apart on the same ring main.
Halmyre said:
SteBrown91 said:
I have a pair of tp link cheapo ones and they work great, however every so often they lose sync and you have to switch one off and back on again
Other than that they are brill
I've got Netgear ones that do the same thing, bloody annoying and there doesn't seem to be any pattern to it.Other than that they are brill
As a bit of a counter to many of the above posts, I've found powerline adapters very variable.
The last house I was in they wouldn't work at all.
This one they work, but not at great speeds (though to be fair, enough to stream 1Gb mp4 files).
Both house are old (> 150yrs). And much depends on how your house is wired and where you want to feed from/to.
Fortunately they're relatively cheap to try.
The last house I was in they wouldn't work at all.
This one they work, but not at great speeds (though to be fair, enough to stream 1Gb mp4 files).
Both house are old (> 150yrs). And much depends on how your house is wired and where you want to feed from/to.
Fortunately they're relatively cheap to try.
They are a bodge. Do the job properly and put cat5e / cat6 in.
We used them for years at work to bridge two offices and had all sorts of problems, the data rate randomly going to slower than dialup, them losing sync entirely, needing to be powered off and back on again and on several occasions just dying completely necessitating a further purchase.
In the end I got fed up and bought the SDS drill in and made holes in the walls to run a proper cable, which I should have done years ago.
We used them for years at work to bridge two offices and had all sorts of problems, the data rate randomly going to slower than dialup, them losing sync entirely, needing to be powered off and back on again and on several occasions just dying completely necessitating a further purchase.
In the end I got fed up and bought the SDS drill in and made holes in the walls to run a proper cable, which I should have done years ago.
The trick with powerlines is to find the sockets they work best in and buy the fastest ones you can afford.
I have 500Meg Zyxel units, been using them a year now and they've never dropped out. I get Around 150Mbps which works fine. I have an EE signal booster, TV (Iplayer etc) and a NAS running over it. I have 2 x NAS's in the house, one upstairs and one downstairs that mirror each other over the powerline. My media player accesses the downstairs one so I'm not trying to send 1080p video over the powerline although it does work it can congest it.
I had to try a few different sockets until I got decent speed.
I have 500Meg Zyxel units, been using them a year now and they've never dropped out. I get Around 150Mbps which works fine. I have an EE signal booster, TV (Iplayer etc) and a NAS running over it. I have 2 x NAS's in the house, one upstairs and one downstairs that mirror each other over the powerline. My media player accesses the downstairs one so I'm not trying to send 1080p video over the powerline although it does work it can congest it.
I had to try a few different sockets until I got decent speed.
Murph7355 said:
onomatopoeia said:
They are a bodge. Do the job properly and put cat5e / cat6 in.....
That's what I've now done...but it's expensive to do properly in a domestic situation unless you're redecorating etc anyway.Gassing Station | Computers, Gadgets & Stuff | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff