[AFMUG] BPL / Homeplug

[Adam Moffett]

Is there any equipment manufacturer still selling  broadband over 
powerlines equipment?

I tried a cheap netgear homeplug kit to get data from a utility closet 
to an apartment 3 floors apart.  It works (with weak signal) in the 
hallway just outside the apartment, but doesn't connect from inside the 
apartment itself.  I get a similar result going the other way....with 
the one homeplug unit in the apartment, I can get a weak signal on an 
outlet down the hall from the utility closet.

It seems like if I'm that close, then maybe just a better piece of 
equipment would make it happen.

This is a temporary and freebie thing, so before you tell me how much 
homeplug sucks, just be aware that I only need it to work for a little 
while.  I could run ethernet if I was willing to cut handholes in the 
drywall and patch them back up....but I'm not.