Re: Recommendations for outdoor access point

Allen Fear wrote:

>You're right, electrical grid in this context is pretty vague. I've seen 
>this work between houses that I'm pretty sure had seperate meters and that 
>were about 20 yards apart. The FAQ you cite seems to indicate that this is 
>possible in some cases as well. I've also heard complaints of these only 
>working in certain rooms of a house and not in others. I tried it out in a 4 
>story building and had a signal on every floor and in every outlet I tried, 
>though I didn't try them all. Probably the easiest way to find out if it's 
>going to work is to try it. Just don't forget to keep your receipt. 
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I've also heard from folks who have powerline-based networks that strong 
changes in the electrical profile (eg. while using a vacuum cleaner or a 
blender) the network gets hosed. This is not even between buildings. 
This example was in one building (a small hotel actually).  Sorta like 
what microwave ovens used to do to Wi-Fi networks.
--
Sameer

>On Wed, 22 Dec 2004 17:48:52 -0800 (PST), Eric Sorenson wrote
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>>On Mon, 20 Dec 2004, Allen Fear wrote:
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>>>If the houses are on the same electrical grid, and it sounds like they 
>>>probably are, your best bet might be to use your power lines as a 
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>backbone 
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>>>with the help of a couple of HomePlug adapters:
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>>Have you tried this and found it to work? Over what distance between 
>>houses? Same electrical grid" could mean a lot of things, and 
>>everything I've read from some quick googling (ie. 
>>http://www.repotec.com/faq/faq_power_line.htm#Q15) suggests it 
>>doesn't usually go upstream of your meter. 'Twould be a very cool 
>>thing to provide neighborhood internet access with a minimum of fuss,
>> if it works...
>>
>>-- 
>>
>> - Eric Sorenson - Explosive Networking - http://eric.explosive.net -
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