stevech0
join:2006-09-17
San Diego, CA
 ·RoadRunner Cable
 ·VoicePulse
| reply to efflandt
Re: extending wireless range downstairs
said by efflandt  :I accidentally bought a Netgear WGXB102 Powerline Range Extender thinking it was ethernet on each end. But that was just what my boss needed when he could not get a wireless signal in basement office at one end of his ranch home from wireless router in first floor bedroom at other end. One end is a module that plugs into a wall outlet and has an ethernet plug. The other module is an AP that you can instantly plug in anywhere you need a strong signal. It can either bridge the wireless as part of your LAN, or can work as a wireless router doing NAT. Works great. » www.netgear.com/Products/Powerli···102.aspx these power line systems sometimes falter when there is a spat of power line noise from a motor, air conditioner, hair dryer, light dimmer, etc. And like X10, are vulnerable to "signal suckers", these being UPSes, TVs, PC, and so on that have power line filters that attenuate high frequencies on the power line for some distance from the connection point.
But - - if it works for a few seasons (HVAC uses), great. |
