Internet over powerlines.

I have been looking at Netgears xavb2001 with great interest . I wonder if anyone has any experience of using this equipment. I cannot find anyone selling it in Perth and getting hold of it seems difficult as in ES they are going like hot cakes. Mac -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing Lis

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Re: Internet over powerlines.

Austin Computers had something like this in their Cannington store a few months ago (and presumably thier other stores too) austin.net.au I have no experience with them so can't comment on how effective they are. Regards Shayne On Sun, Oct 17, 2010 at 5:01 PM, McCallum Malcolm wrote: > > I ha

Re: Internet over powerlines.

I bought a set from Officeworks, the best quality set they had. They work brilliantly. Sent from my iPad On 17/10/2010, at 5:01 PM, McCallum Malcolm wrote: > > I have been looking at Netgears xavb2001 with great interest . I wonder if > anyone has any experience of using this equipment. I c

Re: Internet over powerlines.

Greetings! A quick search on Google to this link: http://www.netgear.com.au/au/Where-to-Buy Cheers, Joe On Sun, Oct 17, 2010 at 6:03 PM, Susan Hastings wrote: > > I bought a set from Officeworks, the best quality set they had. They work > brilliantly. > > Sent from my iPad > > On 17/10/2010, at

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Re: Which Windows for Boot Camp?

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Re: Internet over powerlines.

How well do they go when you plug in something like a Vacuum Cleaner and run it? I had always been told that that was the problem with them. When you plug in something that pulls a lot of current it mucks up your network speed. Has that been your experience? Andrew Quoting "Susan Hast

Re: Internet over powerlines.

I need some of these, does anyone know if they are still available from Office works? On 17/10/2010, at 6:03 PM, Susan Hastings wrote: > > I bought a set from Officeworks, the best quality set they had. They work > brilliantly. > > Sent from my iPad > > On 17/10/2010, at 5:01 PM, McCallum M

Re: Internet over powerlines.

Vacuuming! You mean we still have to do housework! Sent from my iPad On 18/10/2010, at 9:16 AM, Andrew McColl wrote: > > How well do they go when you plug in something like a Vacuum Cleaner and run > it? I had always been told that that was the problem with them. When you > plug in someth

Re: Internet over powerlines.

yes you still have to do that.. apple has not yet indroduced the "i-vacuum" but it's fact if you run a motor (your vacuum cleaner) then you can expect spiking or high frequency noise on the mains which then disrupts the rf link (you internet through power line system) thus average speed

Re: Which Windows for Boot Camp?

Hi, Gordon, I am using XP Service Pack 2 in my Bootcamp partition. A mysterious problem arose with it when we bought a new router. The problem, when eventually solved, turned out that the new router had been given WPA2 security settings, and XP SP2 could only cope with WEP security. I have