Power line networking is basically wifi over your power. If you have clean power then it's pretty good. If not it's worse than 3g.
On Mon, Oct 14, 2019, 6:28 PM Carruth, Rusty <rusty.carr...@smartm.com> wrote: > Well, I know someone who is extending his wifi from his office to his > house - WELL over ½ mile, and probably closer to 1 mile. So going next > door should be not an issue, really. > > > > Think Pringles can antennas… On both ends. Not sure what else he uses. > I’ll ask if you need more info. > > > > Personally, I’d avoid power line Ethernet - does anyone have experience > with this? Is it as bad as I think it should be? > > > > > > > > Rusty Carruth > > [image: SMART RUGGED SIGNATURE] > > > > Rusty Carruth | Principal Customer Support Engineer > > Office: 510-624-5391 | Fax: 480-926-5579 > > Email: rusty.carr...@smartm.com > > http://www.smartm.com > > [image: FOLLOW US][image: cid:image005.png@01D5573B.9C5F0EA0] > <https://www.linkedin.com/company/smart-high-reliability-solutions/> [image: > cid:image006.png@01D5573B.9C5F0EA0] <https://twitter.com/@MilSSD> > > > > > > On Sun, Oct 13, 2019 at 8:50 PM, David Schwartz > > <newslett...@thetoolwiz.com> wrote: > > I have a friend I’m trying to help out and need some info on stuff related > to extending WiFi. > > Long story short, his internet got cut off and his neighbor says he can > hook into his WiFi signal. > > The thing is, he’s got a router and a bunch of doohickeys already set up > to connect to it. > > In an ideal world, I’d run a CAT5 cable from the neighbor’s router to the > WAN port on his router and we’d be done with it. But that’s not really an > option. > > The neighbor’s WiFi signal at his router is too weak to pick up inside the > his house. The signal isn’t too bad in the driveway which adjoins the > neighbor’s house, tho. > > So I’m thinking about getting a range extender with an Ethernet plug on it > and plugging it into a plug in the driveway; then getting a powerline > ethernt adapter and plugging the two together via a short Ethernet cable. > > Range Extender: > > https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00L0YLRUW > <https://u2206659.ct.sendgrid.net/wf/click?upn=3cK2FVJjyu2N-2Bxco034fZnhSHBqYOcy4zNJEMDFjzvdyPUQRygVV7beLomE58Eg-2B_6lpMB7VLnN-2Fj9-2FEErg8-2F-2BMBpb5QxlByTgv2M3fbWD9ebvC-2BWrN3h7jImK8EVWYBeoEbdgXSBkalq3fhGKh5Rmt7rAYF5YpzSPskXdQgn86ArgxFUIeLnJGnNmKI0755PCk3qEP2mR6T2pbw7cfFMcVUByTfRjbPvgFQGGc1htu-2FGM7BqIMxHdC8-2FtVy7TLI0tQmTSkvanPrvzRKCMmkzlQcocak-2BCvELnMl0NXnIEPI-3D> > > Powerline Ethernet Adapter: > > > https://www.amazon.com/TP-Link-AV600-Powerline-Ethernet-Adapter/dp/B00AWRUICG/ > <https://u2206659.ct.sendgrid.net/wf/click?upn=3cK2FVJjyu2N-2Bxco034fZtjxsZMWtW1gb0vm9uQVS9UzDKNkGw1BP1yX7YW2eVZBKPG1HlNQgJvlZU1rkivgpLUWusMIei-2Bvp6HA47LGv42UaeiqQorF8K6i1VWXNTXL_6lpMB7VLnN-2Fj9-2FEErg8-2F-2BMBpb5QxlByTgv2M3fbWD9ebvC-2BWrN3h7jImK8EVWYBeoEbdgXSBkalq3fhGKh5Rml-2BdDmY2N2zJozczJHiTXmj2CJrUaeRMTPe5GsHk20e77JKg5QjWG1IB-2BYiIt8h23NcwnzvLdbmBgtRRiqOAyecxvzf64yi1-2BNGpioNuwZqhCxNe9oqI4648IbjaU1L3uGCmzKjJ6t7-2FNVPk6iQdSS4-3D> > > The other powerline ethernet adapter would plug in by his router, and I’d > run an Ethernet cable from it to his router’s WAN port. (or one of the > router ports?) > > This uses the extender to receive the neighbor’s WiFi signal, but I’m not > connecting to it otherwise. It sends it via the home’s power grid directly > to the guy’s router. > > Is there any reason this wouldn’t work? > > A possibly simpler option is this, which has a repeater and powerline > adapter rolled into one: > > https://www.amazon.com/dp/B078PH3QBD > <https://u2206659.ct.sendgrid.net/wf/click?upn=3cK2FVJjyu2N-2Bxco034fZnhSHBqYOcy4zNJEMDFjzvd09SvBIwK3YXyQrzTNc8NW_6lpMB7VLnN-2Fj9-2FEErg8-2F-2BMBpb5QxlByTgv2M3fbWD9ebvC-2BWrN3h7jImK8EVWYBeoEbdgXSBkalq3fhGKh5RmqGDs7-2B-2BygGxauKNONN6fVr7Xqc4d-2FWxHDdTN-2BHeXxAeLoD9Yy0-2BJ-2BZUG0UUxQJkH3TcVZ44C436aSebwoKdo7fbjoP0oXQFafSEW7xiEwthPasrm4td8TFfNxoJnHi6OwkbigyvnQIiQitCgXAxdKw-3D> > > The thing is, it’s sort of backwards from what I need. > > It’s designed to plug a powerline adapter into the Ethernet port of a > router, put the signal onto the powerline, then the other end comes out as > a WiFi repeater. > > I need the WiFi repeater to connect to the neighbor’s router via WiFi, and > have it be the WAN source on the other end with this guy’s router. > > I’m open to other options as well, if anybody has any suggestions. (I’m > looking into how RVers do this, for example.) > > -David Schwartz > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
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