Powerline

[syke]

Whats the deal with this?

We were buying a new router today, and came across these again, and were going to get one or two, but at £30-50 a pop, thought against it.

We just bought one of the Belkin N1 MIMO Routers, and wanted a fast connection upstairs, and was thinking about Powerline.

How does it all work? By guessing, i thought it was just perhaps plug into power, plug in your Ethernet to your laptop, is it as simple as that?

Im not sure how it gains the connection?

Im a noob when it comes to networking..

Thanks for any help on this .

 

[Jokester]

You plug one into a socket, and then connect it using ethernet to your router, then you plug a second one in next to your PC or whatever and then connect it also via ethernet to your PC. The two powerline adapters convert the ethernet network into whatever protocol they use to communicate between themselves and then use the power wiring in your house as the physical connection.

 

[Tosk]

this is how it works

for a basic setup you will need 2 powerline adaptors

 

[Rudeboy]

They're very good.
I bought a set after numerous attempts at improving my wireless signal downstairs for my Xbox and PS3. Neither would consistantly hold a wireless connection and would drop out occassionally (usually at a crucial gaming moment or while streaming video).
Took 30 secs to install, not had a single drop out since.
I only use wireless for the laptop now. Anything thats stationary is connected via homeplug. Solwise also do a single plug with 3 ethernet sockets in. Good if you have more than one console to connect

 

[jasonmorris]

I agree.
I've got 5 of the Netgear 200mb ones and they are great. But you never get near the top speed.

 

[syke]

You plug one into a socket, and then connect it using ethernet to your router, then you plug a second one in next to your PC or whatever and then connect it also via ethernet to your PC. The two powerline adapters convert the ethernet network into whatever protocol they use to communicate between themselves and then use the power wiring in your house as the physical connection.

Brilliant, thanks.

So for example, if i wanted a fast speed upstairs in a room (faster than wireless for example), i do this, plug one next to router, connected via Ethernet, connect one via Ethernet to the laptop, should be fine?

 

[Rudeboy]

I agree.
I've got 5 of the Netgear 200mb ones and they are great. But you never get near the top speed.

Yeah, I get about 65mb/s out of my 85mb/s adapters, but in comparison to wireless thats a huge amount of bandwidth. With my 54mb wireless router I'm not able to manage more than about 12mb throughput, so it's a massive advantage over wireless, especially if you intend on transferring large files over the network.

 

[Scope]

Yeah, I get about 65mb/s out of my 85mb/s adapters, but in comparison to wireless thats a huge amount of bandwidth. With my 54mb wireless router I'm not able to manage more than about 12mb throughput, so it's a massive advantage over wireless, especially if you intend on transferring large files over the network.

U sure u get 3/4 of the bandwidth? I get less than 1/4 on my 200Mbps units (i only get 40Mbps)

 

[ste_bla]

What happens if the power goes does the network live on?

Also can you put them onto different breakerS?

 

[Scope]

What happens if the power goes does the network live on?

No electricity = No network as the homeplugs need power to work.. But this isnt a major problem for most people as when the electricity goes down more than likely your adsl moem goes down, your server goes down, etc..