Homeplug Topology

ubersonic · 29 Jan 2010 at 12:42

Hello, I have three homeplug adapters on my home network, one connected to a media server, one connected to a PS3 and a third connected to my router.

What im wondering is the route taken here, are homeplugs intelligent or dumb?

I know when connecting to the internet both the server and the PS3 take the following route: their homeplug > the routers homeplug > the router > and gone

However what happens when the PS3 streams a video from the server? will it go: Server > server plug > router plug > router > router plug > ps3 plug > ps3?

Or are the homeplug adapters capable of intelligent routing? I know they operate a bus network, but will the data from the server get off when it reaches the ps3 plug or carry on to the router plug? (The PS3 plug is located between the other two on the electrical circuit)

Surely a Homeplug adapter from 2010 can manage its bus network as well as a 20 year old bus network card could?

Any help would be appreciated pls, thank you

Awahwah · 29 Jan 2010 at 13:07

I don't think they switch, so I guess traffic will go via the Router\Switch.

Eddmac · 29 Jan 2010 at 13:25

I have 8 homeplugs (the 200 AV type) and they just work and work well, I don't however know what they are doing to do that at all lol

Ch3m1c4L · 29 Jan 2010 at 13:31

id imagine it takes the quickest route possible, since i have seen my pc (wired into switch>router and wired to laptop
while my laptop is on wirless > router

It will tend to take the wired connection, occasionally it doesnt though

You could always install wireshark on the server and see where its sending its data?

Awahwah · 29 Jan 2010 at 13:50

Don't think they are Routers either

Yamahahahahaha · 29 Jan 2010 at 14:19

Homeplug 1.0 acts like a hub, thus going via the router.

Homeplug AV (and AV2) operate with layer 2 framing. This would let them go point to point (Obviously still using the same bus).

Eddmac · 29 Jan 2010 at 14:21

Yamahahahahaha said:
Homeplug 1.0 acts like a hub, thus going via the router.

Homeplug AV (and AV2) operate with layer 2 framing. This would let them go point to point (Obviously still using the same bus).

Sweet

(And very effective). I love these things as it saves me having to install CAT5/6 round the house (WIFI dont work in my house unfortunately)

ubersonic · 29 Jan 2010 at 14:48

Yamahahahahaha said:
Homeplug 1.0 acts like a hub, thus going via the router.

Homeplug AV (and AV2) operate with layer 2 framing. This would let them go point to point (Obviously still using the same bus).

tyvm, just what I needed to know