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Power line as network cable is a thing, it's called power line communication (PLC, [1]). It was used in some home automation hardware back in the day, probably
by VTimofeenko 4y ago
Power line as network cable is a thing, it's called power line communication (PLC, [1]). It was used in some home automation hardware back in the day, probably still used in industrial setting. AFAIU the noise is too high to be useable in residential
1: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power-line_communication https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power-line_communication
- londons_explore 4y agoPower line Comms is very much alive in residential settings... There are devices that can cram gigabit data rates onto home AC wiring. They're a great alternative to running new ethernet runs. They are controversial with other radio users, because while the devices themselves don't emit much RF energy, your home wiring and wiring in the street will typically radiate most of the high frequency data into the air, disrupting FM radio and lots of other sub 500 Mhz radio users.
- walterbell 4y agoThere's also MoCA ethernet over coax cable, https://www.techreviewer.com/learn-about-tech/ethernet-over-coax-a-complete-guide-to-moca-adapters/ https://www.techreviewer.com/learn-about-tech/ethernet-over-... > I was trying to get a good signal upstairs, downstairs, and outside at the same time. I didn't want to run an Ethernet cable out a window or drill a hole in a wall or floor, so I was stuck with moving around a Wi-Fi access point. That was until I realized that I already had wire in the walls—coax cable! But wait, you can't use coax cable for Ethernet communication, can you? The answer turned out to be yes, you can!
- VTimofeenko 4y agoThanks, I stand corrected.