[Gllug] Mains ethernet adapters WAS: WiFi modem / routers etc - recommendations for increased

[Alistair Mann]

Matthew King wrote:
> Chris Bell <chrisbell at 3966.ukfsn.org> writes:
> 
>>    An alternative to ethernet cabling is available using carriers via the
>> 240 volt mains cabling. Plug-in 13-amp adapters with wireless and/or
>> ethernet transmit carriers via the mains which will connect throughout the
>> entire building, even into another building connected to the same supply,
>> blocked at the electricity meter. Beware of second hand kit because there
>> have been re-calls due to overheating.
> 
> Going off on a tangent, I was under the impression that these adapters
> are just a media converter, and indeed this is how I have used them at a
> friend's (stuck a switch between it and their computer to give another
> computer access) so what happens when more than two of these devices are
> plugged in to the same supply?

Each converter has promiscuously forwards whatever traffic is present on 
the mains ring.
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Alistair Mann
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