Ethernet over Power

[Whipped]

I've heard and used Power over Ethernet, should have guessed it would work the other way round.

http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?C=Newsletter&U=U=05P12-1-2&ModuleNo=46494&T=12059952

Pricey but nifty, although I'd hate to think how a power spike would effect your machine

 

[MYstIC G]

that actually looks really cool

 

[xane]

It says it's only 14 Mbps.

Also, I'd assume it's a bit like that X10 stuff, where you need some sort of blocking device at the mains box to prevent your transmissions going round the entire neighbourhood.

 

[Whipped]

Well, does it matter if it goes round the neighbourhood. I suppose if you have haxors living next door you may worry, but other than that I can't see the problem.

 

[phlash]

I looked at these as a possible means of networking the shed (don't laugh!) which is 100 feet down the garden.

A colleague I spoke to who had tried them said that they work, but don't expect good bandwith if you have a lot of connectors on the line (eg: junction boxes, outlets, etc), and do expect everything that needs radio signals to get hosed (like the radio and TV!).