> Simon James wrote: >> PS I've just installed two NetComm TurboHome devices which work really well >> (http://www.netcomm.com.au/Networking/eop.php). If anyone has a big, double >> brick house and a single wireless access point doesn't reach everywhere you >> need it, Ethernet-over-powerline may be a good solution for you also. >> >> It was disappointing simple to install - I just pluged them in and the link >> was up in a few seconds (although you would need to enable security in a >> shared work environment or apartment block). >> >> In terms of getting movies from your office computer to your telly, this is >> likely to be a faster, cheaper and more reliable solution than even the >> latest "N" wireless technology which I understand would be required for the >> better high definition formats > > Simon, > > This may have some applicability in practices. How much were the > devices, and what transfer speed are you getting?
I didn't bother to bench mark it as I've plugged each end into wireless access points, ie, there's no chance that POE will be the limiting factor in my case. The quoted speed is 85Mbit, however true speed is going to vary depending on too many factors to provide meaningful, portable benchmarks. Anecdotally, it was significantly faster than the "G" network in the house, despite the devices being perhaps 100 meters apart. > Sisoft Sandra has a nice utility for measuring network speed. I assume > that the EOP is invisible to the PCs, who don't know they aren't on a > normal wired LAN? Yes, it functions like an expensive ethernet cable. I half expected that the device would take an IP address, however it is totally transparent which avoids issues with having different IP ranges which wouldn't be desirable in most cases. I paid $200 for a pair (www.streetwise.com.au) which has allowed the wireless network to cover the whole house. If we ever wanted to provide cabled network access to the TVs (or photoframes/telephones/fridges etc) in the house, I'd just plug in more as required - not sure what the limit is. The biggest problem with these devices in a practice setting is that anyone else in the building could simply plug in a compatible solution and gain access to the network. I think the devices came with software to add security (not necessary for us), however my first thoughts are that a managed switch should probably be deployed to enforce security to the POE network segment. I look into this further for a future article. Regards, Simon _______________________________________________ Gpcg_talk mailing list [email protected] http://ozdocit.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gpcg_talk
