Subpanels add another level of separation. Typically all the neutrals
are bonded to ground in the subpanel, which then get bonded again in the
main panel. I can't help but think that the bonding in the subpanel will
attenuate the signal getting to the main panel. If the two outlets are
both going to the same subpanel, you're probably OK. However, if one
plug goes to the subpanel, and the other goes to the main panel (or yet
another subpanel), then I think you're going to have problems.
bp
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On 8/19/2016 9:14 AM, Adam Moffett wrote:
Yeah the total wire distance. Understood.
This utility room has it's own subpanel which is newer than the rest
of the wiring in the building. If they made a new home run for this
sub panel then it might be 100+ feet of extra wire to get there.
I've read the best case distance for homeplug is 300m, but maybe half
that in real life. It's hard to believe they can't go a little
farther. If 300m is the best we can hope for, then why did any ISP
ever think BPL would work for last mile distribution? Was BPL
radically different from homeplug?
Something like 10meg at 1000m would be more useful to me than gigabit
across the room.
------ Original Message ------
From: "Bill Prince" <part15...@gmail.com <mailto:part15...@gmail.com>>
To: af@afmug.com <mailto:af@afmug.com>
Sent: 8/19/2016 1:10:57 AM
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.
