[PLUG] powerline networking

Piet van Weel pmvw at outwardfocus.net
Wed Jan 3 22:22:22 UTC 2007


Yes... a lot of interference on Ham radio bands.... Internal home usage
isn't that big of a deal...
BUT if major power companies get in on the act then it'll really
cause havoc on all sorts of radio equipment.

Piet

alan wrote:
> On Wed, 3 Jan 2007, eehouse wrote:
>
>> Anybody using Linux with any of the new generation of
>> ethernet-over-electric-wiring products?  Recommendations or
>> products to stay away from?  I like the concept better than WiFi
>> for my needs, but the dearth of online reviews makes me think it's
>> still vaporware.
>
> Do they still cause massive interfearence on ham radio bands?
>
> They are slower than running ethernet cable and you may run the risk
> of getting beaten up by a ham radio operator.  Other than that, they
> have them at Fry's.
>




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