Networking Over Mains

Has anyone any experience of this ?
Any pitfalls to catch the novice using this technology ?
I'm proposing this as a solution (using devices ADSL-SAR-804P &
PL-14PE). The house has 18 inch stone walls obstructing wireless.
Compatibility + security are an issue for me.
I realise security is less likely to be an issue than wireless, but you
never can tell what your neighbours get up to.

Thanks

eric
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In article <(E-Mail Removed)>,
Eric Parker <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>
>Has anyone any experience of this ?
>Any pitfalls to catch the novice using this technology ?
>I'm proposing this as a solution (using devices ADSL-SAR-804P &
> PL-14PE). The house has 18 inch stone walls obstructing wireless.
>Compatibility + security are an issue for me.
>I realise security is less likely to be an issue than wireless, but you
>never can tell what your neighbours get up to.
>
>Thanks
>
>eric

Don't know if they make a version for the UK (my guess of where you are given
'mains' & 'neighbours'), but I'm using Belkin Powerline Ethernet Adapters
very successfully here in the US. I haven't measured actual throughput,
but supposedly you can get 14mpbs. If you run windows, you can set
56bit DES encryption on your power net with the supplied software, otherwise,
you just plug it in and it works. (My understanding of these devices is that
the signal will not cross the step-down transformer connecting your house
with the distribution lines (assuming they do wiring that way there),
so I don't even bother with encryption here since it would be a pain to
get a windows machine up anyway).


Ted

On Tue, 25 Jan 2005 16:07:23 GMT, in alt.internet.wireless ,
(E-Mail Removed) (Ted Nolan <tednolan>) wrote:

>Don't know if they make a version for the UK

They do.

>(My understanding of these devices is that
>the signal will not cross the step-down transformer connecting your house
>with the distribution lines

So the theory goes. I've seens various comments on this, some from supposed
electronic experts mind you, mostly along the lines of "why not?" :-)

>(assuming they do wiring that way there),

Depends on your location. Sometimes an entire street is on a single phase
at +240V, sometimes not. Certainly I'd expect people in flats (thats
apartments for you furriners) to be on a common supply. Hmm, this might be
an interesting wat to provide a hotspot in a block of flats...

>so I don't even bother with encryption here since it would be a pain to
>get a windows machine up anyway).

So someone could sneak up to your garden shed, plug in their lappy and
steal your internet connection ?
:-)


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