Homeplugs

Guest2 · 9 Oct 2011 at 20:48

I dont know much about homeplugs but a guy at work said he uses them and are great

On my Sky wireless connection I get around 1.3mbps download over wireless. On wired I get 2.2mbps

Would I be able to use a pair of home plugs like these to connect to my Sky router?

Are good/bad makes, different speeds etc

http://www.solwise.co.uk/net-powerline.htm

Guest2 · 9 Oct 2011 at 20:56

I would be able to get around using an extension gang but not sure how well our house is wired

Guest2 · 9 Oct 2011 at 23:59

We rent the ground floor of a 3 story house. Think the wiring may not be the best

Maybe I should try some from PC world and take them back if they dont work - or even if they do, then get some cheaper ones from the net

Guest2 · 10 Oct 2011 at 15:11

Thanks Magic

I checked with my landlord and electrics were all new and done a couple of years ago.

If I get the 85mbps ones, will they be hjust as quick with my 20mb sky connection than if I got the 200mbps ones? I take it those or just for home networking, like setting up a LAN

Guest2 · 10 Oct 2011 at 16:25

Thanks. Think ill stick with the 85s.

I dont see Sky internet being upgraded to 100mb anytime soon

Guest2 · 10 Oct 2011 at 20:11

Thanks all. Ordered the 85mbps twin pack Solwise ones

Guest2 · 18 Oct 2011 at 23:34

If I want to use another machine connected with a homeplug, do I need 2 more?

One for the pc in the other room and another to connect the router to the mains?

Would having another machine connected to a different mains socket degrade the quality of the existing connection?

Guest2 · 19 Oct 2011 at 08:18

Would he need another 2 homeplugs, one next to router and one in his room?

I have one in the front room next to router taking up one of the main sockets, the other now has a 4 way extension gang coming off and another 4 way off that!

Guest2 · 19 Oct 2011 at 15:19

fullmetaltony said:
As long as you have one homeplug connected to your router, you just need 1 for each PC you want to connect, and you can have as many as you like iirc.
Worth noting you can also use homeplugs from different manufacturers, so long as they're the same speeds they will all work together (i.e. don't try and mix 200mbs and 85mbs).
Best invention of recent times IMHO, couldn't believe how well they worked and how little faff was involved when I first got my pair of Devolo. Have added a Solwise (from OCUK) since for my sons 360 and have never had a glitch.

How would this work? I have a sky router with a net cable going to a homeplug on the wall. This homeplug only has space for one connection

How would I connect a network cable to space 2 on the router? Would it be to another homeplug in the front room, then another in his room?

Guest2 · 19 Oct 2011 at 19:02

Are right, So if I connect another homeplug it will run off the same port the one is connected to on the router (port 4)

I would have thought it would need to run of 1,2 or 3

This is the router we have - (Sky standard) Sagem F@ST 2504 V2 Sky Router

Guest2 · 19 Oct 2011 at 19:22

ok, sweet.

Last question - His machine has no antivirus, firewall or anything and im sure he uses programs like limewire etc on an un-register version of windows.

I take it this will have no impact on my machine as its sharing the same connection? (other than when he downloads)