Leave it to Lee to hit the nail on the head! That's actually a really good 
possibility for you.

Like the name says power line ethernet adapters send your network signal 
through your house electrical wiring, using adapters you plug into your outlets 
in two different parts of your house. It is, and it is not, as simple as that. 

Two things to consider:

1. Get the faster 200 Mbps ones, like most of the ones on this page:
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_c_1_14?url=search-alias%3Delectronics&field-keywords=ethernet+over+power&sprefix=ethernet+over+%2Ccomputers%2C236

Slower (and cheaper) ones are available, but are too slow for many uses.

(Best Buy may have some (they have in the past), if you want to go and see 
something in person.)

2. They sometimes don't work if there isn't a good connection between the 
different circuits of your electrical breaker box. That could be from one 
breaker to the next, or one side/phase and the other. If you're not familiar 
with house wiring, that'll mean nothing to you, but the bottom line is that it 
will likely work and it MAY not. If not, try it on different outlets to see if 
that solves it. If not, return them, and get another model or brand and try 
again.

Wiring is best. Power line ethernet is next. Wifi range extenders is further 
down my list, due to the performance issues.

j.



On Jan 22, 2012, at 10:46 PM, <[email protected]> 
<[email protected]> wrote:

> From: Lee Larson <[email protected]>
> Subject: Re: [MacGroup] Re(2): wireless issue
> Date: January 22, 2012 8:28:51 PM EST
> To: Topics related to Apple and Macintosh computers 
> <[email protected]>
> Reply-To: Topics related to Apple and Macintosh computers 
> <[email protected]>
> 
> 
> On Jan 22, 2012, at 7:12 PM, Harry Jacobson-Beyer <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
>> No way to do this with out tearing walls out or having exposed wires. So 
>> thanks, but no thanks!  :-)
> 
> How about power line Ethernet adapters?

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