Wall-Plugged Ethernet Bridges

I'm interested in these, my router is downstairs and i use a wireless card in my PC which is fairly weak.

Can you use these adapters with extension cables and is the connection as good or nearly as a wired one?

Edited by deleted (Sun 17-Aug-08 02:30:20)

If you mean the devices which plug into the mains and use the home wiring they work fine. They are OK with extension blocks but people warn against using them on surge protected devices.

Even on extension blocks without surge the capability to work at high speed can be curtailed, always use direct on the wall socket if possible.

In terms of speed, the AV200 type stuff is pretty close to a LAN, the 14Mbps is not worth buying these days, and the 85Mbps stuff will not cut it if playing a 1080p MP4 file over the LAN. The 200Mbps also generally has a better range.

Avoid comtrend units

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What's the problem with them?

Very mixed reports from BT Vision people and also appear to produce more noise than the others - believe at one time (not sure if still the case) but were missing some notches in frequencies used to protect amateur radio bands

Ta.

What is your rationale for not using them on extension blocks?

If there is a problem then surely the same would happen of spurs or radials?

Home Plug devices are distance dependent, the ring main sockets are best to use

Difference for a short lead of say 1m to a standard four way strip is probably not that massive, but there will be people with 10m strips wondering why it is slower.

its not that they wont work, just might not be as fast as you could have otherwise. Often their dimensions mean they are a pain in 4 way strips anyway