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Homeplugs
02-09-2012 4:58 PM
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This may have been asked before, if so, im sorry. Didnt find anything useful
But yeah, most of my kit is either in the living room connected via CAT6 gigabit from the router. Im looking to move my PC (gaming one, its awesome ) up to my room, as I use it for studying too and the living room has loads of distractions when trying to work!
I ended up getting some 1gbps homeplug adapters and then discovering after i bought them they were for EU power outlets. Im looking at some homeplugs on Amazon, but their only 500mbps. With my setup, stuff is moved quite a fair bit between a NAS, central WHS Server and other PCs.
Would 500mbps be alright or would it be beter to get (and pay a fair bit!) for full gigabit powerline adapters?
Cheers!
But yeah, most of my kit is either in the living room connected via CAT6 gigabit from the router. Im looking to move my PC (gaming one, its awesome ) up to my room, as I use it for studying too and the living room has loads of distractions when trying to work!
I ended up getting some 1gbps homeplug adapters and then discovering after i bought them they were for EU power outlets. Im looking at some homeplugs on Amazon, but their only 500mbps. With my setup, stuff is moved quite a fair bit between a NAS, central WHS Server and other PCs.
Would 500mbps be alright or would it be beter to get (and pay a fair bit!) for full gigabit powerline adapters?
Cheers!
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Re: Homeplugs
02-09-2012 6:17 PM
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Best bet would be cat6 cabling ;), also 500Mbps homeplugs would probably only be good for 200Mbps;the 500 Mbps is theoretical max (250 Mbps each way)
sorry not to be any more helpfull.
Ian
sorry not to be any more helpfull.
Ian
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Re: Homeplugs
02-09-2012 8:36 PM
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Quote from: meh I ended up getting some 1gbps homeplug adapters and then discovering after i bought them they were for EU power outlets.
Have you tried them plugged into UK-Euro adapters?
I can't think of a technical reason why they wouldn't work - the only difference between UK and EU mains is the physical pinout. The use of an adapter might attenuate the signal somewhat but the extent of this would have to be tested in practice.
Mathew
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02-09-2012 8:51 PM
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Quote from: ian007jen Best bet would be cat6 cabling
The routers in the living room, it would need to go like 45m cable length to get to my room! Not exactly convienient
Quote from: MJN Have you tried them plugged into UK-Euro adapters?
Nom nom, I didnt have any Euro->UK adapters, and looking at the EU's voltage thing, its 110-120v so wouldnt the 240v UK mains cause it some damage? (Ive set things on fire before and im not entirely a big fan!) - You would need a step down transformer to convert the 240v to 120v?
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Re: Homeplugs
02-09-2012 8:53 PM
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Mains voltage across Europe is nominally 230V (220V-240V).
If your homeplugs are saying 110-120V then they are likely intended for the US market in which case they would indeed not be compatible (and may well not work via a transformer).
Mathew
If your homeplugs are saying 110-120V then they are likely intended for the US market in which case they would indeed not be compatible (and may well not work via a transformer).
Mathew
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02-09-2012 9:42 PM
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*facepalm* I didnt actually open the box and check the voltages on the adapters. I was told (by dad, who apparentley knows hes electronics and opened the box) that they are 110v as they have what looks like a US 2 pin plug.
I wasnt so lazy and checked, their the round shaver/electric toothbrush kind of prongs, and are 230v.
Out of interest, the attenuation of the signal wouldnt be THAT degrading? But it is going to be plugged into a surge protector with about three HDD plug transformers so im guessing the interferance could be an issue?
Ooohh forgot to mention, (on a sidenote), the catfeeder you made is one of the most awesome things ive seen!
I wasnt so lazy and checked, their the round shaver/electric toothbrush kind of prongs, and are 230v.
Out of interest, the attenuation of the signal wouldnt be THAT degrading? But it is going to be plugged into a surge protector with about three HDD plug transformers so im guessing the interferance could be an issue?
Ooohh forgot to mention, (on a sidenote), the catfeeder you made is one of the most awesome things ive seen!
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02-09-2012 10:16 PM
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Anything less than a single length of cable between the homeplugs will, in theory, degrade the carrier signal. Hence joints, plugs and sockets, filters, other devices 'on the line' etc will all have an effect. How this translates to affecting the data throughput is something only really determinable by experimentation. They might cause little or no loss at all.
Thanks re the feeder!
Mathew
Thanks re the feeder!
Mathew
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04-09-2012 8:56 PM
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Thanks for the replys. I totally forgot to order EU to UK adapters before nextday cutoff time - Should arrive tomorrow (but cant really trust the courier amazon prime throws up!) so shall post back speeds then.
I always thought 500mbps would be enough as the FULL 1gbps is never used when direct cabled (about 46%-60% is used when looking at task manager networking bit)- i gather if I got 500mbps ones, it would be the same case as half the capacity being used due to processor/chipset limitations (or something or the other)?
On the plus side, the homeplugs look quite awesome
Thanks, Meh.
I always thought 500mbps would be enough as the FULL 1gbps is never used when direct cabled (about 46%-60% is used when looking at task manager networking bit)- i gather if I got 500mbps ones, it would be the same case as half the capacity being used due to processor/chipset limitations (or something or the other)?
On the plus side, the homeplugs look quite awesome
Thanks, Meh.
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