[GLLUG] Any thoughts on HomePlug AV?

[Richard Houser]

If you have problems with 802.11g/b, I would expect N to be even worse 
(more bandwidth intensive in the same band).  Have you tried 802.11a?

Al Puzzuoli wrote:
> Hi,
>  
> Just wondering if anyone here is familiar with, or has yet had 
> experience with the HomePlug AV standard?  I know that technology to 
> convert your powerlines to an ethernet network has been around for 
> years; However, if HomePlug AV is even half as good as its 200 MBPS 
> claims would seem to imply, then I think it's definitely an option worth 
> considering.  I live in an apartment where 802.11G barely works.  Sure, 
> 802.11N is just around the corner, but how nice would it be to be able 
> to  do things like PXE boot from anywhere in the house, or install a 
> linux distro, and have immediate Ethernet connectivity from any room?
> Anyway, this is something I'm seriously considering, but was just 
> curious as to whether anyone else has jumped in yet.  More info can be 
> found here:
>  
> http://www.homeplug.org
>  
> --Al
>  
> 
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