Re: Powerline networking

[John Jones <chianime@xxxxxxxxx>]

I'm using an older version of powerline networking.  Current versions sport
the "AV" moniker and have various speed ratings; mine is older & not
compatible with the AV units but is still rated at 200Mbps.

I'm not sure about the AV-speced stuff but on mine the 200Mbps bandwidth,
like WiFi, is the aggregate bandwidth available in the network.  So if you
have multiple access points that 200Mbps is the best it can do.  Which is
fine for pretty much anything.  The other thing on my equipment is that
while the LAN can do 200Mbps, the Ethernet ports on the access points are
only 100Mbps.  If yours are the same then the 70Mbps you're getting sounds
about right.

I've turned on the encryption on mine so any leakage in signal shouldn't be
readable outside the house.  There's probably a small bandwidth penalty for
the overhead but that's fine.

As for devices, the access point in the basement is on the same switch as my
server & a cable that goes up to the den where the router resides.  The
other main access point is in the master bedroom where it supports a switch
that in turn supports our DVR, Sling Box, a Bluray player, and a desktop PC.



On Wed, Jun 8, 2011 at 9:30 AM, David Gibbs <david@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Folks:
>
> Anyone using powerline networking?
>
> My Tivo & blu-ray player are both in the family room, which is over slab,
> so I can't get a network wire to the area without cutting into walls.
>
> After playing around with wireless for a while (including a wireless bridge
> that kept crashing after about 2 hours of operation) I decided to give
> powerline networking a try.
>
> So far it's working well, although the speed is not nearly what I was
> expecting.
>
> The device (Trendnet, although I forget the model) touts speeds up to
> 200mbps ... but according to the setup software, I'm only getting 70mbps.
>
> That's better than I was getting before, but not nearly what I was hoping
> for.
>
> david
>
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