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Watch out for latency issues if you use Sonos and perhaps other wireless speaker systems. I used ethernet over power myself for several years when I rented a h

Watch out for latency issues if you use Sonos and perhaps other wireless speaker systems. I used ethernet over power myself for several years when I rented a house, and it worked well for me. Recently, a friend was having wifi trouble (old house, thick plaster faraday cage walls). I suggested ethernet over power, and it worked great with one exception: They have Sonos speakers, and Sonos just would not work with it. They apparently are very sensitive to latency. The ping times were roughly 50ms (from memory) between the 2 ethernet over power adapters.. I guess Sonos takes synchronization quite seriously.

reportingsjr 8y ago
What sort of PoE adapters was your friend using? PoE adapters should add minimal latency as they just use a center tapped ethernet transformer to separate the DC power from the AC ethernet signal.
- donatzsky 8y ago
  He's talking about Powerline networking, not PoE. Powerline networks (Powerline AV and g.hn) send ethernet through the electrical wiring.
  - reportingsjr 8y ago
    Of course! I'm so used to PoE that power line networking didn't cross my mind. Thanks for the correction.