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| Feb 2, 2020 at 19:53 | comment | added | Lucas Holt | Powerline networks are affected by motors and CFL light bulbs. Even the water fountain I bought for my cat seems to lower the speeds. LED bulbs seem to cause less problems. They need to be rebooted every 2-3 months and some models overheat and start dropping packets. I'm trying to get rid of mine as it's less effective than wifi at this point. | |
| Jun 5, 2018 at 20:47 | comment | added | Metamorphic | Hi I just wanted to point out that ethernet-over-power solutions would seem to produce a lot of high frequency radiation, given that power cables are not typically twisted pair. All the power lines in your house would act as antennas. I found some reports of this just by Googling "HomePlug AV radiation". If you are installing wired ethernet to minimize the health risks associated with wireless, then ethernet-over-power is probably not a good solution for you. | |
| Aug 9, 2014 at 0:04 | comment | added | Charles Duffy | If it works for you, it's great. If it doesn't... well, it doesn't. In my recent-construction high-rise condo, I'm getting slow and sometimes spotty service from Netgear HomePlug AV units, and trying to isolate the issues to a noise source hasn't been working well. | |
| Jul 5, 2011 at 4:03 | comment | added | deltaray | +1 I too found power line networking to be a great solution instead of trying to run ethernet through an existing house. One of the problems I faced with trying to run ethernet was that most of the walls I wanted to go through were insulated or I would have to run down 2 stories, which made it practically impossible. I have 4 powerline networking interfaces now and am really happy with their reliability and speed. | |
| Jul 1, 2011 at 4:34 | comment | added | Lisa | Thank you. You're starting to convince me. My partner was really keen on this approach when I mentioned it too. | |
| Jun 30, 2011 at 8:24 | history | edited | Mike Pennington | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jun 30, 2011 at 5:00 | comment | added | Lisa | Thanks for this. I considered this option but rejected it partly because I don't understand how it affects or is affected by noise from electrical appliances or anything else connected to the same wiring. And seems over-complicated for what I want to achieve. That said, I acknowledge this will be the future solution to network cabling when mature. | |
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| Jun 28, 2011 at 18:07 | history | answered | Mike Pennington | CC BY-SA 3.0 |