Powerline

Does anyone use this technology? Seems pretty cool but I wonder if its reliable or if it works in every home

 

Not as good as direct connection, but works well.

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Can you recommend any specific hardware? I can't run Cat5 throughout the house and the wifi to a couple of the bedrooms is running at only 20Mbps.

 

I have an older version of this, much slower, works fine. I don't think the brand makes a big difference with this stuff.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833156390

This is faster but you need two, twice the price:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833156302

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Thanks.

 

are your walls made of cinder block or brick? do you have ceiling molding's on the walls? curious to know why you can run cable....

 

The house is ~5k feet and essentially a ranch with a drop-off. The lower level is cut into the hill-side. My trading rig is on Cat5. I am talking about connecting the XBOX and PS3s for the kids.

 

I use sling box power line setup..it works fantastic.. one plug in basement via router , the other plugged in spare room second floor..to sling box. You can plug in any network device , you will get high speed wired.

 

I have a Linksys PLSK400 set. Throughput is 21Mbps, but mine are plugged into surge protectors and would probably get higher throughput if they were plugged directly into the wall outlets. (But if I did that, they might get destroyed during power spikes. I lose a power strip or two every year due to storms.) They do encryption, in case you have untrusted neighbors using the same electrical circuit.

 

I'm surprised it works that way.

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