On Feb 14, 2009, at 11:21 AM, Mike Watkins <[email protected]> wrote:
> The main trick, however, is the converters! Perhaps one would do; > Jonathan used two (one near my main computer and > one in the studio). The prices of these gadgets vary widely. No. You need two. One to put the signal on your household wiring and one to take it off. The ones I put in Mike's house were refurbs that I got for about $30 apiece, but I have seen new ones in a twin pack in a retail store (in Indianapolis, haven't seen them locally, sorry) for $100. You can get them online, though. While we're on the subject, there is a range of speeds for the things. Among the ones I've seen are between 80 Mbps and 200 Mbps. Mbps = Mega BITS per second. For comparison fast ethernet is 100 Mbps and gigabit ethernet is (of course) 1000 Mbps. So, the slowest are slower than fast ethernet, while the fastest are about twice as fast as fast ethernet. Another comparison is that wireless G is rated at 64 Mbps, so even the slowest powerline ethernet adapters are faster than regular Airport Extreme. One other problem with the PEAs is that they cannot work through any device between them. So surge protectors are verboten. Even bad household wiring and some breaker box configurations will reduce performance and even block the signal. The $100 a pair ones I mentioned are the NetGear HDXB101 and are the 200. Prices on it vary widely, from the aforementioned C-note to almost twice that. The cheapest I could find the package is here: <http://tinyurl.com/ae2nrw> They appear to be the cheapest of the faster ones that I could find. j. -- Jonathan Fletcher FileMaker 9 Certified Developer Project Foreman NewMedia Construction Co. [email protected] Instigator The BB&J Network The "Go-To Guys" for FileMaker Development in Louisville [email protected] _______________________________________________ The next Louisville Computer Society meeting will be February 24 at MacAuthority, 128 Breckinridge Lane. Posting address: [email protected] Information: http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup
