On Thu, 2014-09-18 at 13:48 +0930, Tim wrote: > On Wed, 2014-09-17 at 08:01 +1000, Stephen Morris wrote: > > One of my collegues that I work with uses a homeplug type device > and > > tells me it works very well, so I could look at that although I'm > not > > sure how well it would work in a powerboard as I don't have any > spare > > wall power points. > > I can't see see why an ordinary powerboard would be a problem, it's > just > a series of sockets wired in parallel, just like your wall sockets > are. > > However, if you have a filtered powerboard, of the type that remove > electrical noise (usually with a core wound around ferrite), it's > quite > likely that they'll filter out the networking RF. Tim, according to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HomePlug: Noise sensitivity was problematic in early powerline technology, though later versions have solved this problem. Also, early powerline technology could not reliably communicate across different electrical phases. HomePlug solved this problem by increasing the communication carrier frequencies so that the signal is conveyed by the neutral conductor, which is common to all phases. I'm no electrical engineer so I've no idea if this makes sense, which is why I said the OP should test it to make sure. poc -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org