[TriLUG] Powerline Ethernet

[David Burton]

I've not used that particular adapter, but, in general, powerline adapters
work best if they're plugged into circuits on the *same* side of the
breaker box.

Drag an extension cord through your house so that you can measure the
"hot-side to hot-side" voltage between the two outlets that you plan to use.

If you measure over 200 volts, then you need to pick a different outlet for
one end or the other.

If you measure only a few volts, it'll probably work okay.

If you measure 110 to 130 volts, then you're doing it wrong, or else one of
your outlets has hot and neutral swapped!





On Sat, Oct 26, 2013 at 10:04 PM, Igor Partola <igor at igorpartola.com> wrote:

> TriLUG,
>
> I am looking to speed up my LAN at home after realizing that a file server
> over 2.4 GHz 802.11n is still fairly slow. One solution I am exploring is
> powerline networking (running CAT6 is not currently an option).
>
> Looking at the likes of TP-Link's TL-PA511 AV500, which promises peak
> bandwidth of 500 Mbps. Does anyone have experience with this tech and/or
> this specific adapter? Is it worth the money, or is it better to get a dual
> band router and a faster Wi-Fi card for the file server?
>
> Thanks,
> Igor
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