Re: Wireless G and N together?

tango <westkatzman@xxxxxxxxxxx> hath wroth:

Thanks, guys. I wasn't even aware of these powerline connections.

http://www.homeplug.com

I've had trouble in my house with X10 devices working reliably. Am I
likely to face these same issues (whatever they are, maybe A vs B
side) with these devices?

No. X10 is a one way protocol with no error correction mechanism.
Send a burst of data and pray it arrives. It's also concentrated in
the 120Khz region, which is very polluted from switching power
supplies. The various power line networking systems work very
differently. They use broadband RF techiques at about 2-60MHz. The
later versions avoid any occupied frequencies and are loaded with
error correcting and handshaking protocols.

The speed of this connection seems slow. Here's what I saw at:
http://reviews.cnet.com/adapters-nics/netgear-xe102-powerline-adapter/4505-3380_7-21057065.html

The xe102 is old technology. Look for the later 85Mbits/sec variety.

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