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Sincerely, André Stark President BlackShark Films Inc. 23 Chilton Park Milton, MA 02186 617-298-1591 (o) 857-544-3783(c) (360) 242-7648(f) http://www.blacksharkfilms.com blacksharkfi...@yahoo.com --- On Thu, 4/23/09, Len Gerstel <lgers...@gmail.com> wrote: > From: Len Gerstel <lgers...@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: Wireless question > To: g3-5-list@googlegroups.com > Date: Thursday, April 23, 2009, 4:23 PM > On Apr 23, 2009, at 4:02 PM, Bruce Johnson wrote: > > > > You can also try ethernet over the power lines > > > > > <http://www.netgear.com/Products/PowerlineNetworking/ > > PowerlineEthernetAdapters/HDXB101.aspx > >> > > > > But I don't know how well this works .. > > Due to the configuration of my house, I went with ethernet > over the > power lines. > > I picked up 3 units by Panasonic for, iirc, $60 total. One > of these > plugs into your router and the wall. The rest plug into an > ethernet > port on your computer and the wall. Supposedly, the units I > have also > can handle NAT and you can run up to 5 devices off of one > remote unit > with a hub. > > They are rated for about 70Mb/s, slower than 100Mb/s > ethernet, but > way faster than the 15Mb/s that I get from Comcast. I have > tested my > setup with the Speakeasy speed test, and I get the same > throughput > with my Mac over the power lines as I get with a win box > direct > connected to the cable modem. > > I do not know if there is one standard and it is > interoperable > between brands, though. > > All in all, I am very happy with ethernet over power lines. > > Len > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to g3-5-list-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
