Homeplug Ethernet Adapters

[FUBAR]

Does anyone have any previous experience using these devices which use your house wiring as a network?

http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_ss_w_h_?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=homeplug



Are they any good? are they secure?

[F Body]

Quoting: FUBAR

Are they any good? are they secure?

No idea but applying some simple logic, if they send the signals through your house wiring, surely they could be picked up at another house in the street, unless you have a diode or filter ?

Edit : The 3 phase supply is generally spilt between houses so that would be every third house ??

[55starchief]

Quoting: F Body

No idea but applying some simple logic, if they send the signals through your house wiring, surely they could be picked up at another house in the street, unless you have a diode or filter ?

Unlikley, every 3 house would be on the same phase as you and i doubt the signal would get back that far. Systems like that usualy use the earth lop anyways

[F Body]

Quoting: 55starchief

Systems like that usualy use the earth lop anyways

In the picture the earth pin is plastic

[55starchief]

Quoting: F Body

Quoting: 55starchief
Systems like that usualy use the earth lop anyways



In the picture the earth pin is plastic

[55starchief]

Im sure there was an idea a few years ago to inject a digital signal onto the 50hz sine wave of the national grid as a way for comunications


***edit***

http://www.engineerlive.com/power-engineer/transmission-and-distribution/15353/power-lines-carry-broadband-data.thtml

[Incursus]

Looked into them a while back. seem fine just a little expensive.

Quoting: F Body

Quoting: FUBAR
Are they any good? are they secure?



No idea but applying some simple logic, if they send the signals through your house wiring, surely they could be picked up at another house in the street, unless you have a diode or filter ?

Edit : The 3 phase supply is generally spilt between houses so that would be every third house ??

can't be worse than wifi which broadcasts to the entire street...

[art b]

wireless has to be better,and encriptable

[Incursus]

Quoting: art b

wireless has to be better,and encriptable

certainly cheaper afaik.  but I'm sure it's more secure than wifi

[55starchief]

If you think about it no one can access it as its internal ip's

[ianjpage]

they are a good idea if wireless is not ideal, not sure if they have to go direct into a socket or can go through a multi / 4 way extension tho...

Also i spose depends on the quality of wires in teh house as to speed....