Re: powerline ethernet

On 17/01/08 18:14:05, Scott Lair wrote:
> Barry Samuels wrote:
> >
> > I have recently purchased two Solwise 200Mbps
> > NET-PL-200AV-PUSH. They installed (nothing other than plugging them
> > in really) and worked. I've had no trouble with them and transfer
> > speed is good.
> >
> > One of the reasons I chose them is that they offered to take them
> > back and give a full refund if the units didn't work properly in my
> > situation.
> >
> > I use Debian Testing.
>
>
> Very good, just what I wanted to hear. Have you tested the
> throughput on them?
> Just curious if you are getting around 20MBs or more like 10MBs.
>
> scott

I had tested them originally and remember that the speed was satisfactory but couldn't remember what the speeds actually were so I've just done it again.

I connected my laptop directly to the router with an ethernet cable so that wireless speeds don't enter the equation. I uploaded a large .iso file from my desktop, on one end of the HomePlug system, to the laptop and got 50-60 Mbs (note 'bits' not 'bytes') and then downloaded from the laptop to my desktop and got 40-50 Mbs.

These Solwise HomePlug units are rated at 200 Mbs but there is obviously some loss over the mains. We also have electric heating in the house which is controlled from a central controller also by sending signals along the mains cables. I don't know whether there is any loss on the HomePlug system because of that but both the ethernet transmissions and the heating signals appear to be quite reliable.

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