On Wed, 2019-10-02 at 03:43 +0200, Marko Vojinovic wrote: > On Tue, 01 Oct 2019 23:59:54 +0100 > Patrick O'Callaghan <pocallaghan@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > On Tue, 2019-10-01 at 17:41 -0400, Bob Goodwin wrote: > > > Ethernet over the ac power line? I've seen those advertised, know > > > nothing about their suitability for this application however. > > > > Powerline Ethernet (usually called Homeplug - > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HomePlug) is my standard answer for > > people who want to extend their home network. Very easy to install and > > much cheaper than the alternatives (not counting wireless "extenders" > > which are basically a kludge). The downside is that unlike mesh > > systems they don't tend to merge everything into one network, relying > > on your WiFi device to hop from one to another. > > Does this work across the polyphase wiring [1] in the house? I'm > guessing not? > > Various parts of my house are receiving power from the three different > phases (as provided by the power company), and various power lines in my > household are therefore mutually physically disconnected. Is there a > Homeplug device that would retransmit the ethernet signal from one > phase line to another? Or is the ethernet signal somehow being > transmitted over the single "zero" wire (and how would that even work)? > If neither, that is a serious disadvantage compared to a mesh wifi > network... Not being an EE, I haven't the slightest idea. US power company standards are a closed book to me (I live in the UK where I don't think this would happen for safety reasons, though I could be wrong). In any case, Homeplug is a widely supported standards so I suggest asking the manufacturer. The advantages over mesh networks are cost and (at least in some configurations) bandwidth. poc _______________________________________________ users mailing list -- users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to users-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
