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I picked up 4 PL adapters one day, just to see how well it worked. I could never get two of them to talk, even after plugging them into the same wall socket. Th

by manv1 4y ago

I picked up 4 PL adapters one day, just to see how well it worked. I could never get two of them to talk, even after plugging them into the same wall socket. This is in brand new construction. I wasn't motivated enough to try harder, so I returned them. If I had to rely on them. I suspect that the security threat is overrated; if they don't work there aren't any practical security issues with them.

paranoidrobot 4y ago
I suspect environment and product really really matters. I got a set about, oh, 10-15 years ago that were terrible. They connected, sort of, but always dropped out. Then I got one with a STB and it worked pretty well as a point-to-point device -- it was only providing access to the STB and never had any issues. I replaced them when I upgraded that home network with four TP-Link devices, and they worked brilliantly and included Mesh-Wifi Repeaters. Once they were all synced up I changed the default powerline encryption keys. I wouldn't trust them to stand up to anyone trying to break in, but it'd be fine for a basic home environment.