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Powerline Network kits: 85mbps $28.27 200mbps $39.82

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Crow550

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85mbps $28.27

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200mbps $39.82

At Monoprice: http://www.monoprice.com/products/subdepartment.asp?c_id=105&cp_id=10501#1050106

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Don't forget to pick up some Ethernet cables (Supplied cables look about 3ft). As in most cases you can always use longer Ethernet cables. Especially how far the router is from the wall outlet where the powerline adapter goes. Either Cat5e: http://www.monoprice.com/products/subdepartment.asp?c_id=105&cp_id=10208

or Cat6: http://www.monoprice.com/products/subdepartment.asp?c_id=105&cp_id=10232

Which I should add Monoprice offers:

30-day Money back.

No restocking fee.

Lifetime warranty on all cables and non-electronic products. In which electronics have a 1 year Warranty.



🙂

This is another form of networking. You plug your Ethernet cable into the box & plug it into your wall. Which it then sends your network data to the other box through your powerlines.
 
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So is this actually a kit? Or do you need two of these? The description/specs make it seem like this is only one half of the pair.
 
bassoprofundo said:
So is this actually a kit? Or do you need two of these? The description/specs make it seem like this is only one half of the pair.
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Agreed, the product description needs more detail.

Here's a link with a product image for an ST-PL200 ( http://www.wantfi.com.tw/product_cg48706.html, scroll to the bottom of the page ). The description states "Package: pairs pack", so there may be two adapters included.

Or maybe not. This link for an ST-PL200 ( http://www.globalsources.com/gsol/I/Powerline-Adapter/p/sm/1027440414.htm ) doesn't mention a "pairs pack" and the product image is different.
 
Amazon.com has the "Monster PowerNet 100 Power Line Network Kit Starter Pack" for $46.76 with free shipping. It includes two adapters that are rated "Up to 200 Mbps". Note that these adapters are pretty basic and do not include surge protection or a grounded plug:

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B002IKKEZQ
 
Powerline networking is hit or miss.

If you have older or substandard wiring in your house (i.e. "noisy" wiring), forget it. If you have decent wiring, it will probably work fairly decently between outlets residing on the same electrical circuit.

However, they don't work so well (and may not work at all) for networks where the powerline adapters have to communicate across circuit breakers in your breaker box.

I used it once, and it worked well for a while, but eventually the adapters started exhibiting severe latency and disconnections. I eventually went back to wireless-g networking after I got tired of replacing the adapters.
 
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Looks like pictures are up now.

This is not a sale price. This is the normal price.

Which means in time the price can drop even further. Also might show up on daily sale too. 😉

You have 30 days if you need to return it.
 
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very nice deal for 200mbps at 40 dollars.

I bought some bottom line netgear 85 mbps ethernet powerline adapters and they work great from upstairs to downstairs in my house!

Just keep in mind you need to be on the same breaker panel, if you have multiple panels in your house (if you have a mansion or something) then you might want to do some testing before actually purchasing these.
 
For several years I had a Linksys power line adapter based LAN. Essentially what the powerline adapters do is replace the ethernet cabling you would otherwise use to set up a LAN. If pulling ethernet cables is possible, that is a better solution -- less expensive in most cases, more stable, higher speed, fewer dropouts etc. But if you have a house where it will be difficult or impossible to install ethernet cables -- typically between floors -- this is an easy way out.

A couple of things you should know. The power as it comes into your distribution panel will be 220 VAC with the two hot phases referenced to the common -- in other words 110 VAC on each side of common and out of phase with each other. Your stove, oven and hot water heaters connect to both the hot leads, but all of the 110 VAC items in you home are on one leg or the other -- as split in your distribution panel. The electrician who wired your house will have tried to roughly balance the load on each of the 110 VAC circuits -- or legs.The AC adapters in a LAN MUST be on the same leg to work. Most people don't know -- since it doesn't matter for most applications -- which outlets are on which leg and which on the other.

The RF signal put on the powerline wiring in your home cannot propagate back through the transformer on the power pole servicing your home, but is accessible to that point. The Linksys adapters used the DES encryption with the key in each of the adapters so each could encrypt and decrypt the signals, but the signal would be inscrutable -- well DES secure -- to anyone picking off the signal. I don't know whether the adapters posted here use encryption or not, nor whether security is of importance to you (Do you encrypt your wireless links) but these two points dhould be kept in mind if you are considering a powerline based LAN
 
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I use a different brand of 200MBps powerline adapters in my house and love them. My Powerline network gives me the same exactly throughput as the Wi-Fi network it replaced but with complete stability (no signal dropouts). That's was the "killer feature" for me.

You can read up discussion of past Powerline adapter deals here, but the best suggestion anyone can give you is: Buy it and try it. That's the only way you will know how well they will work in your house.
 
Crow550 said:
Don't forget to pick up some Ethernet cables.
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Crow550 said:
They're a pair. I even asked tech support to double check.
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If you click on the images, the Monoprice packaging is shown, and it appears to include two adapters and two patch cables.

I'm curious about this, and it's compatibility with existing powerline networking. I just switched to Dish for satellite, and they included a Sling adapter with my receiver. Plug the satellite receiver in, then plug the Sling adapter into the wall near your router, connect it via a patch cable and the receiver gets internet access.

Should I assume these won't play nice? I'm considering powerline for better streaming to my xbox.
 
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Been struggling a while with trying to figure out how to wire my bedroom up since the wireless signal up there sucks. Figured I'd give this a try since its not a huge investment, so thanks! 🙂
 
cyberia said:
I use a different brand of 200MBps powerline adapters in my house and love them. My Powerline network gives me the same exactly throughput as the Wi-Fi network it replaced but with complete stability (no signal dropouts). That's was the "killer feature" for me.

You can read up discussion of past Powerline adapter deals here, but the best suggestion anyone can give you is: Buy it and try it. That's the only way you will know how well they will work in your house.
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Same boat, I use the netgear first gen 200mbps kit and wit orks great. It is hit or miss though. I bought two more to link the basement to the first floor and couldn't get a sustained link. I ended up using a MOCA land bridge kit for that link
 
Like how Wireless can get noise that affects performance. Powerline Networking can have it's share of issues too. Such as having bad powerlines in the house or noise from specific wall chargers and so forth. You can use filters & other things to prevent noise.

When it works well it will give you fast speed without having to run Ethernet cables around the house or upgrade everything to Wireless N.

So it will either work really well for you or not. Doing research on Powerline networking can help a lot. Just like when figuring out Wifi.

Here's some useful info I found: http://www.smallnetbuilder.com/lanw...ug-five-ways-to-boost-powerline-network-speed

rivan said:
If you click on the images, the Monoprice packaging is shown, and it appears to include two adapters and two patch cables.

I'm curious about this, and it's compatibility with existing powerline networking. I just switched to Dish for satellite, and they included a Sling adapter with my receiver. Plug the satellite receiver in, then plug the Sling adapter into the wall near your router, connect it via a patch cable and the receiver gets internet access.

Should I assume these won't play nice? I'm considering powerline for better streaming to my xbox.
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In most cases you can always use longer Ethernet cables. Especially how far the router is from the wall outlet where the powerline adapter goes.
 
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Steltek said:
Powerline networking is hit or miss.

If you have older or substandard wiring in your house (i.e. "noisy" wiring), forget it. If you have decent wiring, it will probably work fairly decently between outlets residing on the same electrical circuit.

However, they don't work so well (and may not work at all) for networks where the powerline adapters have to communicate across circuit breakers in your breaker box.

I used it once, and it worked well for a while, but eventually the adapters started exhibiting severe latency and disconnections. I eventually went back to wireless-g networking after I got tired of replacing the adapters.
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I have used these and they not only work well between adapters on different circuit breakers but in my case they work well for circuits that are in two different breaker boxes. The downstairs box in the garage has one adapter and the upstairs box where my router resides has the other and speeds average 40-50 mbps. Also my home was constructed in 1978 so the wiring is not that old.
 
Let's say I want to use these in both my bedroom and living room and my router with my cable internet is in my office, will I need 2 outlets free in my office for plugging in at that location or will one plug adapter in the office send to the 2 rooms?

Also, will these work with a power strip? or does each need its own wallplug?

From looking at the smallnetbulider article and the use of a filtered plug to help the signal. Would plug these into a power conditioner such as an APC H15 be beneficial?

BTW, Monoprice is one of the best companies I've ever dealt with online. Fast shipping to San Diego too since they're so close. Got all my home theater cabling HDMI, etc from them. Great stuff.
 
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NACZ3 said:
Let's say I want to use these in both my bedroom and living room and my router with my cable internet is in my office, will I need 2 outlets free in my office for plugging in at that location or will one plug adapter in the office send to the 2 rooms?

Also, will these work with a power strip? or does each need its own wallplug?

From looking at the smallnetbulider article and the use of a filtered plug to help the signal. Would plug these into a power conditioner such as an APC H15 be beneficial?
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One "master" Powerline adapter will support multiple "slave" adapters. I have 3adaptetrs in my Powerline network, just like you would.

These will not work on a powerstrip. Each one will need to be plugged in directly into its own wall outlet. If I understood correctly, the SmallNetBuilder article suggests using powerline filters for OTHER items that may be causing noise in the powerline.
 
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