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Old 05-09-2008, 11:30 AM
Lloyd E. Sponenburgh
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Default Junk powerline extenders

I had one of my folks pick up a Netgear HDX-101 powerline adapter kit
with the idea that we'd network our new T&A clock to the office computers
without having to trench.

The total wire distance from the clock to the breaker, then from the
breaker to the office is 70'. Both outlets on the same leg of single-
phase 110. No carrier detected.

So I brought them both into the office. If the two are connected on the
same branch, and are less than 20' apart, we get carrier. If they're on
different branches of the same leg, no carrier.

So I plugged them both into the same outlet, and did some tests.

1) they're rated at 200mb/s but have only 10/100 ports... HUH?
2) they averaged under 8mb/s throughput when on the same outlet. Ok...
maybe they're swamping... Move them to two outlets eight feet apart on
the same branch.... 7mb/s.

I'd say this is not the way to stream video... no?

LLoyd

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