Re Home Plugs. My Son in Law down in Aylesbury has the in several rooms in his has & as far as I know he has no problems With Them. Hope this helps Stuart W ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dave Sones" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, March 07, 2009 12:46 PM Subject: Re: [Peterboro] Peterboro Digest, Vol 252, Issue 6
> Thanks for all the thoughts on the encryption problem. It seems to me > that wireless can still be a very flaky way of networking. I have > another system installed in Dublin which works perfectly for days on end > and then suddenly loses all wireless connections for no apparent reason. > I strongly suspect the problem is RF interference from the premises next > door, which coincidentally is an IT company who specialise in building > wireless networks! They deny everything of course, but on two occasions > when a complaint has been made, the interference mysteriously stops. > > I'm about to try using an alternative solution, by installing HomePlugs, > which claim to give Ethernet connection over the mains wiring. Has > anyone tried these and if so, do they work effectively and provide good > transfer speeds? > > Dave > > > [email protected] wrote: >> Send Peterboro mailing list submissions to >> [email protected] >> >> To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit >> https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/peterboro >> or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to >> [email protected] >> >> You can reach the person managing the list at >> [email protected] >> >> When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific >> than "Re: Contents of Peterboro digest..." >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> Today's Topics: >> >> 1. Re: Ubuntu encryption problem (Phil Thompson) >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> Subject: >> Re: [Peterboro] Ubuntu encryption problem >> From: >> Phil Thompson <[email protected]> >> Date: >> Fri, 06 Mar 2009 13:38:24 +0000 >> To: >> Peterborough LUG - No commercial posts <[email protected]> >> >> To: >> Peterborough LUG - No commercial posts <[email protected]> >> >> >> On 05/03/2009 Dave Sones wrote: >>> Has anyone ever got to the bottom of the problem which exists with >>> Ubuntu and wireless encryption? >> >> same thing happens with Windows as well. Set PC up for customer, works >> for three days, fails. >> >> I have often found it necessary to opt for a lower level of security >> in the interests of reliability or indeed connection success. Using >> Hex keys with WEP is also more reliable than alphabetical passphrases >> as their seems to be variable ways of interpreting the latter. >> >> >> Phil >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Peterboro mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/peterboro > > _______________________________________________ > Peterboro mailing list > [email protected] > https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/peterboro -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.0.237 / Virus Database: 270.11.9/1988 - Release Date: 03/06/09 19:17:00 _______________________________________________ Peterboro mailing list [email protected] https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/peterboro
