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Old 21-Nov-2007, 11:43 AM
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obligatory wikipedia answer - homeplug

these are the sorts of speeds you'll be looking at.

14Meg Homeplug adapter: 7.5Mb/s
85Meg Homeplug Turbo adapter: 25Mb/s
200Meg Homeplug adapter: 40Mb/s
54g Wifi - 14Mb/s

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I'm a recent convert (this week) to homeplug and it is, imo, the giraffe's genitals. It does everything it says on the tin, including the one minute setup time. Simply plug an ethernet cable into a spare port on your router, plug it into the adaptor (looks just like a normal electrical plug) and plug it onto an electric socket. Plug in the other adaptor anywhere in the house, plug an ethernet cable into that, run it to laptop/PC. Bingo, job done!

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Hi,

Thkq for those responses. Does sound interesting. May have solved my dilemma.

Really grateful to you and much appreciated.

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Hi Rosie,
As regards powerline adapters I work for BT and they have just started using them to connect there Vision Boxes. They are made by a company called Comtrend and need no configuring at all just plug them both in wait 10-30 secs for lights to go green and one to act as master then plug in the ethernet cables = finished. They can be expensive if you needed a few of them so I would look into wireless and compare prices before taking the plunge

 
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As regards powerline adapters I work for BT and they have just started using them to connect there Vision Boxes. They are made by a company called Comtrend and need no configuring at all just plug them both in wait 10-30 secs for lights to go green and one to act as master then plug in the ethernet cables = finished. They can be expensive if you needed a few of them so I would look into wireless and compare prices before taking the plunge
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Hi,

Thanks so for the info. From snippets I'm picking up, sounds like these plugs may do the trick. I'm trying to work out whether to aim for an 85mb or 200mb. We use webcams, I hope to do web development, and poss we may utilise online film/gaming.

Any opinions?

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I would go for the fastest one I could afford
http://www.dabs.com/ProductList.aspx...FSBMGgod_U3slQ
http://www.homeplugs.co.uk/acatalog/...FSSaZQodwg0kLw
heres a couple of links but there are a few out there. If you decide to get powerline adapters get a pair first as you can add more at a later date

 
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I would go for the fastest one I could afford
http://www.dabs.com/ProductList.aspx...FSBMGgod_U3slQ
http://www.homeplugs.co.uk/acatalog/...FSSaZQodwg0kLw
heres a couple of links but there are a few out there. If you decide to get powerline adapters get a pair first as you can add more at a later date
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Hi,

Thx very much for the advice.

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