Gents Although I agree that the idea of PowerLine adapters is a great one and can be a boon may I put in a word of caution?
As the majority of homes do not have any type of filtering on the mains that comes into the house, the PowerLine will end up broadcasting back into the local domestic mains feeds. Generally speaking this is not a problem as the signal degrades before it can either be tapped into or cause interference, but if you live in, let's say a communual block of flats, and someone else also uses PowerLine adapters, there is a fair chance that persons outside of your home may gain access to your network. Personal case in point - brother lived in a flat and regularly got interference coming through his mains and affecting his TV and most notably radio. He got so desperate in the end that he got mains filters and hey presto all became crystal clear again. He subsequently found out that his next door neighbour was using these adapters and with some co-operation he found out that the interference disappeared when the PowerLine adapters were powered off. So be careful out there! Ian -----Original Message----- From: ubuntu-uk-boun...@lists.ubuntu.com [mailto:ubuntu-uk-boun...@lists.ubuntu.com]on Behalf Of Tony Arnold Sent: 18 December 2008 14:17 To: British Ubuntu Talk Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Wireless N routers Sean, Sean Miller wrote: > On Thu, Dec 18, 2008 at 1:02 PM, Rob Beard <r...@esdelle.co.uk> wrote: >>> That's answered my question to Sean, but you seem to have to buy these >>> things in pairs. Is that the case? > > No. But to start they're obviously better value in pairs!! > > Try this link... > > http://www.faculty-x.net/homeplugs%20at%20a%20glance.htm?gclid=CLPP9PahypcCF QKKMAodpneBRw > > Some options there :-) What a great site! Thanks. Regards, Tony. -- Tony Arnold, Tel: +44 (0) 161 275 6093 Head of IT Security, Fax: +44 (0) 870 136 1004 University of Manchester, Mob: +44 (0) 773 330 0039 Manchester M13 9PL. Email: tony.arn...@manchester.ac.uk -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
