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Netgear Powerline 500 Adapter AV + Nano AV 500 Homeplug
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Netgear WN3000RP Universal WiFi Range Extender
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In this article, I will attempt to better explain the workings of powerline networking. It is one way to connect your household without expensive wireless bridges or any networking know how of any kind. A truly plug and play technology allows streaming media to your bedroom TV before you know it. I will discuss the technology and the pros and cons of it all. This stuff is over 10 years old! The technology isn’t new, it started with a simple 14Mb/s version in 2001 but a few more releases down the line and we are now at the 200Mb/s mark with recent releases seeing 500Mb/s and beyond. Of course, after you take into consideration encryption, power fluctuations, distance etc, real world speeds can drop between five and ten percent and in extreme cases nearly fifty percent! For most people however, connecting all your devices together to the internet is limited by the bottle neck that is your own broadband speed. If you have an 8mb connection, you don't have much to worry about if you power line connection runs at 250Mb/s. However, if you are streaming HD from a media server, again 250Mb/s isn't tragic but if you have a 78mb internet connection (like me) then others accessing the full force whilst gaming and streaming, that could but a bit of pressure on the technology. However, I did say worst case scenario so just think in the range of 450Mb/s and I think you'll be fine. So, give me the Pros Because power line networking requires no new wires in the house, this immediately appeals to me as it will keep my wife happy. The whole house is readily available for me to connect or bridge routers and hubs around the home with the reliability of a wired connection and without the interference of Wi-Fi devices around the house. It’s cheaper than connecting two wireless routers together. These can be expensive little gadgets and you need to have some networking knowledge to tie it all together. If you are not that tech savvy, this technology is a god send. Currently, there are companies that are kitting out houses with these devices to enable YouView...
