[GRLUG] Power line network adapters

[David Pembrook]

On 10/2/2011 12:26 PM, Benjamin Flanders wrote:
> The office in the basement is on the other side of the house from the
> cable modem and router.  Wifi(g) is quite weak down there.  I don't
> know much about the wireless standards.  I guess I could get an N
> router then a wireless card for the server. None of my laptops support
> N, would this work like b/g did where if there is a device on the
> router using the slower service then the whole router would slow?
>
> Sorry for my ignorance.
>
> Share and Enjoy
> Ben
>

I'd really be tempted to find a way to get it on a wired ethernet 
connection to the router. Running wires is a pain when its finished in, 
but worth the trouble. wifi is a pain all the way around if you want 
speed and reliability in my opinion. For a server, you want the speed 
and reliability.

Dave

>
> On Sun, Oct 2, 2011 at 12:08 PM, L. V. Lammert<lvl at omnitec.net>  wrote:
>> On Sun, 2 Oct 2011, Benjamin Flanders wrote:
>>
>>> Anyone have any experience with these?  I'd like to put my server down
>>> in the basement but the basement is finished and I don't know how to
>>> run cable through finished walls with insulation then through a
>>> finished basement ceiling.  So seeing that Belkin has a 50% off sale,
>>> I can
>>   get a power line adapter set for $50.  Just wondering if these
>>> work well, or even just O.K.
>>>
>> Ahhhh, what's wrong with WiFi? Much faster than powerline.
>>
>>     Lee
>>
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