Re: using home wiring for ethernet connection


"Jim Beaver" <jumblejim@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I've got a thing called a Slingbox that allows one to send one's cable TV
box or TiVo signal through one's computer router, so that one can access
the box or TiVo from any computer anywhere with internet capability.

For people whose routers are in a different part of the house from their
cable box/TiVo, they have a product called SlingLink, which uses the
household wiring to connect the Slingbox to the router.

SlingLink doesn't work for me, since apparently my router is on a
different electrical circuit than my Slingbox/TiVo/cable box circuit.

I asked some computer sources about alternatives and got this:

"Wild guess- See if the two circuits are on the same "leg". If they
aren't, swap one so they are and see if it works. If you don't know what
I'm talking about, call your electrician buddy."

Anyone want to be my "electrician buddy" on this one?

Jim Beaver


You need a phase coupler, there are several that plug into your Dryer
outlet. Be sure to buy the right version ( 3 vs. 4 pin).

I stole this blurb from one companies web site:

Corinex PowerPhase Coupler - Model D3
3 Pin Dryer Coupler - When the outlets in just one room or section of
your house have a noticeably weak Powerline network connection, it may mean
that those rooms are on a different circuit. The Corinex PowerPhase Coupler
joins together the Powerline network frequencies from separate circuits.
Simply plug in the coupler to extend your Powerline signal to the adjoining
circuits.
/ US,CAN / CXZ-CXP-PH2-D3-1.1


They can also be installed in your fuse panel, but if you need an electrical
buddy I don't recommend it.





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