All my Macs and PCs are ethernet and scattered all over the house. No way am I going to wire ethernet cables. HomePlug was a great solution to get internet, printer and peer to peer acces from any room in the house. I already had the SMC HomePlug and the IOGear connected through the SMC to the router without a hitch. The HomePlug technology needs to get faster than 14Mbps, which hopefully is on the horizon.
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HawaiiBeachNut
on March 15, 2010
IOGEAR's Powerline Networking Kit allows you to network your home computers, networking devices and gaming devices through the most pervasive medium in your house - the electric powerlines - and share Internet connections, printers, transfer files, play games, and more. This kit can be used to network two computers with a 10/100Base-T adapter through powerlines. Another application of this kit is to use it to extend a WiFi network to the furthest part of the house or facility by using powerlines. It is a very simple and convenient way to circumvent WiFi dead spots. It can also be used to link through a powerline two network devices such as a gaming device and a Broadband router, in order to allow playing games through Internet. This kit is compliant with HomePlug Powerline Specifications 1.0, offers up to 14 Mbps bandwidth, and is less prone to interference. Installation requires only that a 10/100Base-connection on the computer or the device. By offering 56-bit DES encryption, it is also much more secure than other home networking technologies such as wireless Ethernet.
General
Device Type
Bridge
Packaged Quantity
2
Connectivity Technology
Wired
Enclosure Type
Desktop
Compatible Slots
None
Data Link Protocol
Ethernet, HomePlug 1.0, Fast Ethernet
Data Transfer Rate
14 Mbps
Features
56-bit encryption
Compliant Standards
HomePlug 1.0, IEEE 802.3
Status Indicators
Link activity, Power, Link OK
Encryption Algorithm
DES
Communications
Type
None
Miscellaneous
Cables (Details)
2 x Patch cable
Width
2.8 in
Depth
1.1 in
Height
4 in
Weight
0.2 lbs
Networking
Networking type
Bridge
Expansion / Connectivity
Expansion Slots Total (Free)
None
Interfaces
1 x Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX - RJ-45, 1 x HomePlug 1.0
Software / System Requirements
OS Required
Microsoft Windows 98SE/2000/ME/XP
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