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The one good “place” I found for it is two outlets on opposite sides of the same wall. I use that as a bridging point rather than “network” — backhaul to an AP,
by smileybarry 4y ago
The one good “place” I found for it is two outlets on opposite sides of the same wall. I use that as a bridging point rather than “network” — backhaul to an AP, wired connection to a computer where I care about latency (e.g. gaming), etc.
In those few cases it works really well, adding just a few milliseconds and getting good speeds.
But after reading about accidental bridging and remembering that one unknown PC in “Network Places” that one time, I installed TP-Link’s powerline utility and keyboard mashed a new key, just in case.
- walterbell 4y agoCould powerline work with electrical cables which aren't connected to AC power, e.g. two outlets on opposite sides of the same wall, connected to each other, but disconnected from the breaker panel?
- InvaderFizz 4y agoSure, you would need a suicide cord to power the pair through one side though. If you know what you are doing, you could probably decouple the AC from the radios or power both sides with 5vdc or similar.
- smileybarry 4y agoYou'd need some power for the actual powerline adapters. But if you have two outlets directly linked I would just remove the panel and pass an ethernet cable through the same pipe used for the power cord.