Hi all,
I’m thinking of going down the Windows Home Server route in a few months time. I want to back up to it, use it as a media server and a general repository for all our stuff.
Anyway, currently the whole house connects with a wireless g router. This is fine for the moment, but when I install the server wireless g is neither going to be fast nor reliable enough for what I want to use it for. I’ve already tested streaming a video file from the PC to the PS3 and to be honest it works alright, but it does have the occasional stutter every 10 minutes or so which makes it unacceptable.
So, seeing as I don’t want a wireless n router nor lay Ethernet cable all over the house, the solution I’m looking into is Ethernet over powerline. The question is – which adapters do I go for?
Ocuk sell 200Mb/s Netgear adapters but I’m limited to a 10/100 router. Plus, isn’t the “200Mb/s” just a swizz referring to full duplex and that you will only ever get a maximum of 100Mb/s in one direction (they only have a 10/100 interface)? Netgear also sell 85Mb/s adapters – would I be better off buying these for almost half the price?
I suppose the question boils down to am I going to see a significant real world difference between the two?
Cheers guys, and please correct me if I'm wrong or have overlooked anything.
I’m thinking of going down the Windows Home Server route in a few months time. I want to back up to it, use it as a media server and a general repository for all our stuff.
Anyway, currently the whole house connects with a wireless g router. This is fine for the moment, but when I install the server wireless g is neither going to be fast nor reliable enough for what I want to use it for. I’ve already tested streaming a video file from the PC to the PS3 and to be honest it works alright, but it does have the occasional stutter every 10 minutes or so which makes it unacceptable.
So, seeing as I don’t want a wireless n router nor lay Ethernet cable all over the house, the solution I’m looking into is Ethernet over powerline. The question is – which adapters do I go for?
Ocuk sell 200Mb/s Netgear adapters but I’m limited to a 10/100 router. Plus, isn’t the “200Mb/s” just a swizz referring to full duplex and that you will only ever get a maximum of 100Mb/s in one direction (they only have a 10/100 interface)? Netgear also sell 85Mb/s adapters – would I be better off buying these for almost half the price?
I suppose the question boils down to am I going to see a significant real world difference between the two?
Cheers guys, and please correct me if I'm wrong or have overlooked anything.
