Come to think of it, maybe it is possible to extend the LAN from phase 1 AC line to phase 2 AC line via ethernet cable between adapters. Just my thought...
Come to think of it, maybe it is possible to extend the LAN from phase 1 AC line to phase 2 AC line via ethernet cable between adapters. Just my thought...
by the time you have run cable from room to room to bridge the phases, you might as well have just run a cable to where you need it in the first place..Originally Posted by Cptan
I also use the 200mbps Powerline adaptors as I used to find streaming movies from pc to ps3 got jittery if I was still using the network for anything else as well. They work really well and I just have a hub in my office for all my machines there (plugged into an extension cable), and then one just for the PS3. I did find though that 2 of my adapters dies within days of each other roughly a year after first installing them (they were on constantly 24x7).
I've had issues with older models dying.. I.e. The original corinex 14mbps units, and early zyxel models, but not the newer zyxel units or devolo 85, or 200 models
just reporting back on this powerline thingy. It works flawlessly.
Installation includes plug the first adapter power. Plug the eithernet from router to the first adapter. Plug the 2nd adapter into another room's power. Connect the eithernet from the 2nd adapter to the desired device (PS3, PC, Laptop).
Without me doing anything else, it just works. Speed is great.
"It just works"
can't say that about some other products that I got lately.
This is the best product since Razer naga.
Last edited by remanz : 08-16-2011 at 07:31 PM
Reviving this thread with a couple of questions:
I picked up this netgear kit
I have tried speed tests on my laptop and was getting speeds in the 35 Mbit range. Which is only slightly faster than the wireless. The two rooms are directly below/above, with new wiring in the bottom room, where all the cables come in to the house. the rest of the house is about 50 years old and has a mess of wires. I have tried every socket in the upstairs room with the same results; this is far less than the advertised 500 Mbit.
1) I'd just like to know if I can 5 box wow over this with no hiccups. My roommates will be playing wow and other games as well at the same time.
2) is it worth trying the sockets in other rooms and then potentially running a cable between? this would be certainly less than ideal.
One wow runs fine on my laptop, can't attempt 5 and my beast is well, a beast so hard to move.
any thoughts are appreciated
Last edited by HomoDoctus : 11-07-2011 at 07:18 PM Reason: missing link
lol. Of course it defeats the purpose if you need to wire from room to room. I will connect them near the AC distribution panel where you have access to all the phases.Quote:
by the time you have run cable from room to room to bridge the phases, you might as well have just run a cable to where you need it in the first place..
35MBit is the bandwidth. Need to know the latency. LAtency is what affects your game play. Bandwidth kinda doesn't matter these days where everyone has high bandwidth. Wireless should have higher latency than the powerline solution. If you get 150ms+ with wireless, you can definitely feel it when you 5 box.Reviving this thread with a couple of questions:
I picked up this netgear kit
I have tried speed tests on my laptop and was getting speeds in the 35 Mbit range. Which is only slightly faster than the wireless. The two rooms are directly below/above, with new wiring in the bottom room, where all the cables come in to the house. the rest of the house is about 50 years old and has a mess of wires. I have tried every socket in the upstairs room with the same results; this is far less than the advertised 500 Mbit.
1) I'd just like to know if I can 5 box wow over this with no hiccups. My roommates will be playing wow and other games as well at the same time.
2) is it worth trying the sockets in other rooms and then potentially running a cable between? this would be certainly less than ideal.
One wow runs fine on my laptop, can't attempt 5 and my beast is well, a beast so hard to move.
any thoughts are appreciated
The powerline does have dependency on your house's wiring for stablity. Based on my experience, it is more stable than wireless.
Last edited by remanz : 11-08-2011 at 06:33 PM
ahh yes, I didn't think of the latency. We recently switched to telus from shaw (not my choice) and noticed higher latency at all times of the day. I typically run around 250-350 being located in the same room as the router. i'll give my laptop a try and see what I get there.
cheers
I was curious about the new powerline adapters that are rated at 500. Right now I am using wireless N for my htpc. If I need more bandwidth I would either run a cat6 wire or use the powerline adapters. My wired connection via my 1gig router copies files to my nas server at HD speeds. I was lucky to buy 4 3Tbit drives for $109 last month. Now the same drives are $259 due to the flooding in Taiwan.
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