On Mon, Mar 11, 2013 at 5:31 AM, Dan Egli <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hey, has anyone ever used PowerLine Ethernet adapters that have been > plugged into UPS modules? I've got three computers that I'm placing in my > new home that PXE boot from a fourth. Wi-Fi won't work since I can't > associate the Wireless NIC with an AccessPoint before the Bios/UEFI tries > to obtain a DHCP address, and I don't want them all in the same room due to > noise/heat concerns. Therefore, Powerline Ethernet seems to be the best > option for me. But I don't believe they work in the event of power loss. > Therefore I'd need a UPS (and I have a couple). But wouldn't the UPS scrub > the network signal from the powerline in the course of it's normal > operation, considering it just powerline noise? How can I (or CAN I?) > maintain a network signal during a blackout/brownout/whatever? I can > combine things as much as possible, but heat and noise really cause a > requirement of two rooms minimum. Say the main workstation in the front > room and the others in an empty bedroom or something? Right now I just use > two empty bedrooms and drag a cable between them, but that won't work in > the new house. > Any chance you have an unfinished basement or access to the attic to run cat cable? -- Chris Wood -=-=-=-=-=-=- /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
