As well as noise generators on the circuit.
From: Bill Prince
Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2016 11:10 PM
To: af@afmug.com
Subject: Re: [AFMUG] BPL / Homeplug
With homeplug, it's not how close individual plugs are located because they
have to go through the breaker panel. If the panel is 3 floors away, then the
signal has to go down to the breaker panel, and then back up to the other
homeplug unit. The total distance is the issue.
bp
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On 8/18/2016 6:38 PM, Adam Moffett wrote:
Is there any equipment manufacturer still selling broadband over powerlines
equipment?
I tried a cheap netgear homeplug kit to get data from a utility closet to an
apartment 3 floors apart. It works (with weak signal) in the hallway just
outside the apartment, but doesn't connect from inside the apartment itself. I
get a similar result going the other way....with the one homeplug unit in the
apartment, I can get a weak signal on an outlet down the hall from the utility
closet.
It seems like if I'm that close, then maybe just a better piece of equipment
would make it happen.
This is a temporary and freebie thing, so before you tell me how much
homeplug sucks, just be aware that I only need it to work for a little while.
I could run ethernet if I was willing to cut handholes in the drywall and patch
them back up....but I'm not.
