> Peter Pan wrote:
>> Roby wrote:
>>> Long (very long) ago, I had a pair of "wireless" intercoms that
>>> communicated over the powerlines. They worked only when both were
>>> on the same phase of the AC line ... not necessarily on the same
>>> breaker. More recently, I played with X10 remote control modules
>>> that also work only when connected to the same phase. As (my) luck
>>> would have it, the most convenient outlet pairs are sometimes not on
>>> the same phase, and so no talkie.
>>>
>>> Do the powerline nics have the same problem?
>>
>> Never ran into multiples phases in a house, did run into a problem
>> on a ship with two generators, and the network didn't feed thru to
>> the other generators power lines.. In that instance, we just used
>> two in the AC plugs for each in the power room (one on each line,
>> and jumped em with a cat 5 cable so they would work as one)..
>> Suppose you could do that in a home/business/etc too with multiple
>> phases (circuits?).. Units are about $50 each, and you can have as
>> many as you want...
Airman Thunderbird wrote:
> Sounds like the network might work for anybody on the same power pole
> transformer, even at different residences. Possible?
>

In my location (Rural area, 10 acre parcels), my neighbor to the north
(about 1/2 mile away, but on the same power transformer), and the 6
buildings on his property (various sons/daughters/in laws/etc), same to the
south, but only two houses (father and son), were all on the same network (I
had sat internet, no cable or dsl, and shared it with the neighbors..

Can't say it will work for anyone, but it worked fine for me in our
location..