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Powerline networking is unreliable, and emits huge amounts of noise/interference that make shortwave listening a disaster. Just use WiFi, or run ethernet. It's

by 65a 4y ago

Powerline networking is unreliable, and emits huge amounts of noise/interference that make shortwave listening a disaster. Just use WiFi, or run ethernet. It's really not as hard as you think to run ethernet, often it can be run along existing HVAC ducting.

kennend3 4y ago
> It's really not as hard as you think to run ethernet, often it can be run along existing HVAC ducting. As someone who had replaced a powerline adapter after a few days of trying and went with hard wired ethernet..It depends on your house layout. I have an open-concept home which is also missing a room to create really high ceilings in the dining room. To run an ethernet line from the upstairs to the basement i had to use 30 feet of string and tie a bolt to it. I then did some "fishing" in the cold air return to eventually reach the basement. It can be done, but can also be very challenging. Wifi is getting better and better as time goes on. These "mesh" wifi systems are amazing. I've tried many wifi routers before but due to the size and layout of the house they always left really bad dead spots. We now use NETGEAR's Orbi system , and it provides high-speed access all over the house including the deck.
xnyan 4y ago
An alternative that actually performs quite well is Multimedia over Coax (MoCA). Cost has come down quite a bit too, a pair of 2.5Gbps adapters runs about $100. In a situation where you're renting, or a two story house with no good way to link upstairs and downstairs, it's a great choice.
Macha 4y ago
> often it can be run along existing HVAC ducting. This presupposes that you have HVAC ducting, which is much less ubiquitous outside the US in homes, which are usually the primary market for powerline networking. Add to that that people in rented accomadation often can't start drilling holes to run anything in wall, and there's your powerline target market.
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atchoo 4y ago
> It's really not as hard as you think to run ethernet, often it can be run along existing HVAC ducting In the UK we typically have brick/stone walls and no HVAC. Cable ducting above a skirting board is the only option I can think of but it doesn't solve crossing the floor or doorways.

by 65a 4y ago

kennend3 4y ago

> It's really not as hard as you think to run ethernet, often it can be run along existing HVAC ducting. As someone who had replaced a powerline adapter after a few days of trying and went with hard wired ethernet..It depends on your house layout. I have an open-concept home which is also missing a room to create really high ceilings in the dining room. To run an ethernet line from the upstairs to the basement i had to use 30 feet of string and tie a bolt to it. I then did some "fishing" in the cold air return to eventually reach the basement. It can be done, but can also be very challenging. Wifi is getting better and better as time goes on. These "mesh" wifi systems are amazing. I've tried many wifi routers before but due to the size and layout of the house they always left really bad dead spots. We now use NETGEAR's Orbi system , and it provides high-speed access all over the house including the deck.

xnyan 4y ago

An alternative that actually performs quite well is Multimedia over Coax (MoCA). Cost has come down quite a bit too, a pair of 2.5Gbps adapters runs about $100. In a situation where you're renting, or a two story house with no good way to link upstairs and downstairs, it's a great choice.

Macha 4y ago

> often it can be run along existing HVAC ducting. This presupposes that you have HVAC ducting, which is much less ubiquitous outside the US in homes, which are usually the primary market for powerline networking. Add to that that people in rented accomadation often can't start drilling holes to run anything in wall, and there's your powerline target market.

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atchoo 4y ago

> It's really not as hard as you think to run ethernet, often it can be run along existing HVAC ducting In the UK we typically have brick/stone walls and no HVAC. Cable ducting above a skirting board is the only option I can think of but it doesn't solve crossing the floor or doorways.