Actually, most power strips don't use MOV. They use TVS (transient voltage suppressor) that have high capacitance. So, MOV does not harm HomePlug signals.
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Joel Jaeggli Sent: Monday, January 20, 2003 1:57 PM To: Elsa Chan Cc: 'Cliff Skolnick'; 'Gus Welter'; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [BAWUG] Linksys Powerline Networking On Mon, 20 Jan 2003, Elsa Chan wrote: > Hi, > > Actually, it is because the power strips often have a built-in surge > suppressor which filters out the entire signal. It is recommended that > you don't use any power strip...instead, plug directly into the power > outlet. The surge protector portion is typically an (mov) metal-oxide-vaisistor a device which in this case increases it's resistance as the voltage climbs... That shouldn't have any effect on powerline networking... what will affect it though is that it sounds like the surge protector in question is not a bottom of the barrel model and includes a noise/emi filter, which will negativly affect your powerline networking. > Best, > Elsa > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Cliff Skolnick > Sent: Monday, January 20, 2003 1:33 PM > To: Gus Welter > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [BAWUG] Linksys Powerline Networking > > I've played around with it a little bit, and have had some success. > First, just give it a try and it may work. There is no formula that I > have found to figure out if a link will work or not. Second, one thing > that seems to effect it more than you would expect is power strips. > Using power strips seems to really kill things so I would suggest > plugging the units directly into the wall. > > As for speed, I've saturated a 10mb Ethernet segment and have not had > the chance to take it further and test on 100mb yet since I have had no > need. > > Cheers, > Cliff > > > On Monday, Jan 20, 2003, at 12:41 US/Pacific, Gus Welter wrote: > > > Has anyone had experience with Linksys powerline networking? Is it > > reliable/fast/easy? > > > > Thanks! > > > > -Gus > > > > Gus Welter > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > c| (254) 715-2964 > > > > Persnickety Tim's Coffee > > http://www.ptims.com > > p| (254) 836-4599 > > f | (254) 836-9203 > > > > For great coffee and coffee gifts, go to ptims.com! > > > > > > -- > > general wireless list, a bawug thing <http://www.bawug.org/> > > [un]subscribe: http://lists.bawug.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > -- > general wireless list, a bawug thing <http://www.bawug.org/> > [un]subscribe: http://lists.bawug.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > -- > general wireless list, a bawug thing <http://www.bawug.org/> > [un]subscribe: http://lists.bawug.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Joel Jaeggli Academic User Services [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- PGP Key Fingerprint: 1DE9 8FCA 51FB 4195 B42A 9C32 A30D 121E -- In Dr. Johnson's famous dictionary patriotism is defined as the last resort of the scoundrel. With all due respect to an enlightened but inferior lexicographer I beg to submit that it is the first. -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary" -- general wireless list, a bawug thing <http://www.bawug.org/> [un]subscribe: http://lists.bawug.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless -- general wireless list, a bawug thing <http://www.bawug.org/> [un]subscribe: http://lists.bawug.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless
